SOLUTION: A mother is five times as old as her son If twice the age of the son is 3 years less than half of the age of the mother how old are they?
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Question 354392: A mother is five times as old as her son If twice the age of the son is 3 years less than half of the age of the mother how old are they?
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
and , by the given.
Then by direct substitution,
. Then,
,
, and so by cross-multiplication, .
The mom is years old.
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