SOLUTION: sara is three years less than the one third of umer.if age of umer is 28 yrs what is the age of sara?

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Question 590917: sara is three years less than the one third of umer.if age of umer is 28 yrs what is the age of sara?
Answer by ad_alta(240) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let Sara have age 's' and Umer 'u.' Then u/3-3=s and u=28, so s=6.333.