SOLUTION: When a really smart kid was asked about his mother's age, he said: "i am a fifth as old as my mother. In six years i will be one third as old" How old iss the kid and his mother?

Question 1050652: When a really smart kid was asked about his mother's age, he said: "i am a fifth as old as my mother. In six years i will be one third as old"
How old iss the kid and his mother?
Found 3 solutions by addingup, josmiceli, MathTherapy:
Answer by addingup(3677)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Son = 1/5Mother
S+6 = 1/3(M+6) Substitute for Son
1/5M+6 = 1/3(M+6)
1/5M+6 = 1/3M+2
1/5M = 1/3M-4
1/5M-1/3M = -4
3/15M-5/15M = -4
-2/15M = -4 Divide both sides by 2/15 and remember -/- = +
M = -4/(-2/15) To divide by fraction invert and multiply
M = (4*15)/2
M = 30 The mother is 30 years old
S = 1/5M = 1/5*30 = (1*30)/5 = 6 The son is 6 years old
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Check:In 6 years
30+6 = 36
6+6 = 12
1/3 of 36: 1/3*36 = (1*36)/3 = 12 Correct
:
John
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = kid's present age
Let = mother's present age
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(1)
(2)
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(1)
(2)
(2)
Substitute (1) into (2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
and
(1)
(1)
(1)
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The kid is 6
The mother is 30
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check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

When a really smart kid was asked about his mother's age, he said: "i am a fifth as old as my mother. In six years i will be one third as old"
How old iss the kid and his mother?

let son's age be S
Then mother's is: 5S
We then get: 5S + 6 = 3(S + 6)
Solve to get:

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