SOLUTION: Tom’s weight is 1/7th of his grandfather and 1/4th of his mother. What fraction is Tom’s mother’s weight of his grandfather?

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Question 1018962: Tom’s weight is 1/7th of his grandfather and 1/4th of his mother.
What fraction is Tom’s mother’s weight of his grandfather?
Answer by ikleyn(52788)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Tom’s weight is 1/7th of his grandfather and 1/4th of his mother.
What fraction is Tom’s mother’s weight of his grandfather?
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You have these two equations


T =  and T = ,


where T is Tom's weight, G is grandfather's weight and M is mother's weight.

Hence,  = ,

which implies M = .

Answer. Mother's weight is  of grandfather's weight.


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