SOLUTION: Tina's mother is 3 times as old as Tina and four times as old as tina's sister Meena, Meena is 3 years younger than Tina how old are Tina Mina and their mother.

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Question 1125635: Tina's mother is 3 times as old as Tina and four times as old as tina's sister Meena, Meena is 3 years younger than Tina how old are Tina Mina and their mother.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Mother           3x
Tina             x
Meena            x-3

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Tina's mother is,... four times as old as tina's sister Meena,
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3x=4%28x-3%29
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3x=4x-12
x=12 
PERSON     AGE
Mother      36
Tina        12
Meena        9