SOLUTION: A woman is 24years when her daughter was born. Now she is three time older than her daughter. What is her daughter's age?

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Question 920709: A woman is 24years when her daughter was born. Now she is three time older than her daughter. What is her daughter's age?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
w=24, d=0, at birth of daughter.

y, number of years to pass.

Now, .
You first want to find y.






substitution of given values,


Twelve years passed since daughter was born, so daughter is 12 years old.

Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

A woman is 24years when her daughter was born. Now she is three time older than her daughter. What is her daughter's age?

Daughter's current age:
You can do the check!!
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