SOLUTION: my mother is three times as old as i am. if she is 24 years older than me, what are our ages?

SOLUTION: my mother is three times as old as i am. if she is 24 years older than me, what are our ages?

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Question 354505: my mother is three times as old as i am. if she is 24 years older than me, what are our ages?
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Mother = 3x
Myself = x
,
,
,
. Therefore I am 12 years old and my mom is 36 y.o.
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