SOLUTION: Sara is 6 years older than 3 times age of her son Tom. the difference in Sarah's age and Tom's age is 28 years What's Sarah and Tom's age

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Question 992848: Sara is 6 years older than 3 times age of her son Tom. the difference in Sarah's age and Tom's age is
28 years
What's Sarah and Tom's age

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Sara is 6 years older than 3 times age of her son Tom. the difference in Sarah's age and Tom's age is
28 years
What's Sarah and Tom's age
let x=Tom's age
3x+6=Sarah's age
2x+6-x=28
x=22
3x+6=66+6=72
Tom's age=22
3x+6=Sarah's age=72

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