SOLUTION: if we add the ages of a mother and her daughter together the total is 60.The mother is currently 3 times as old as her daughter.Find their ages
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Question 436919: if we add the ages of a mother and her daughter together the total is 60.The mother is currently 3 times as old as her daughter.Find their ages
Answer by unreal4evr(11) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3a + a = 60
4a = 60
a = 60/4
a = 15
Daugther is 15 years old
Mother is 45 years old (3 x 15)
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