gsm8k-0021

# GSM8K Problem 22

Raymond and Samantha are cousins. Raymond was born 6 years before Samantha. Raymond had a son at the age of 23. If Samantha is now 31, how many years ago was Raymond's son born?

Reason step by step, then give ONLY the final answer on the last line as \boxed{ANSWER}.

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We are given:

- Raymond was born **6 years before** Samantha.
- Raymond had a son at the **age of 23**.
- Samantha is **now 31** years old.
- We need to find: **How many years ago was Raymond's son born?**

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### Step 1: Determine Raymond’s current age

Since Raymond is 6 years older than Samantha, and Samantha is now 31:

$$
\text{Raymond's current age} = 31 + 6 = 37
$$

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### Step 2: Determine when Raymond's son was born

Raymond had his son at age 23, so:

- Son's birth was **37 − 23 = 14 years ago**.

(That is, since Raymond is now 37, and he was 23 when his son was born, the son was born 14 years ago.)

✅ Check: If son is 14 years old now, and Raymond is 37, then Raymond was $37 - 14 = 23$ when son was born — correct.

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### Final Answer:

\boxed{14}