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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Here is the step-by-step reasoning to solve the problem:

1.  **Determine Raymond's current age:**
    We are given that Samantha is currently 31 years old.
    We are also told that Raymond was born 6 years before Samantha. This means Raymond is 6 years older than Samantha.
    Raymond's current age = Samantha's current age + 6
    Raymond's current age = $31 + 6 = 37$ years old.

2.  **Determine when Raymond's son was born:**
    We are told that Raymond had a son at the age of 23.
    Since Raymond is currently 37 years old, we can find out how many years have passed since he had his son by subtracting his age at the time of the son's birth from his current age.
    Years since son's birth = Raymond's current age - Raymond's age when son was born
    Years since son's birth = $37 - 23 = 14$ years.

3.  **Conclusion:**
    The question asks how many years ago Raymond's son was born. Based on the calculation above, the son was born 14 years ago.

\boxed{14}