SOLUTION: please help me solve this word problem: {{{Stephanie is six years old. She is one year older than one-sixth the age of her mother. How old is Stephanie's mother? Write an equation

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Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
please help me solve this word problem:
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Equation:
6 = (1/6)M+1
5 = (1/6)M
M = 30 yrs.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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