Question 1206699: Gabor is w years old. his mother is 4 times older than him. his father is three years older than his mother. write an expression to represent the age of Gabor's mother as a function of w
Found 6 solutions by MathLover1, ikleyn, josgarithmetic, greenestamps, math_tutor2020, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source):
Answer by ikleyn(52809)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
Wording in your text is INCORRECT.
A correct wording is THIS (my editing is underlined)
Gabor is w years old. His mother is 4 times as old as Gabor.
His father is three years older than his mother.
Write an expression to represent the age of Gabor's mother as a function of w
Since you compose/create the problem on your own (as I see it from your text),
learn on HOW TO do it in a right way,.
Otherwise, your writing is ambiguous in English, which is  for Math problems.
If you do not make it in a canonic way, your writing will create
scandals much greater than this problem really costs/deserves.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! To look at the description for each person
GABOR w
MOTHER w+4w=5w
FATHER 5w+3
The question asks specifically for Mother's age, 5w.
Answer by greenestamps(13200)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
ANSWER (the grammatically correct one): 5w
The phrase "... (some number) times OLDER THAN..." should NEVER be used in the statement of a math problem, because its grammatically correct meaning is NOT what nearly everyone thinks. The statement of a math problem cannot be such that the given information can be interpreted incorrectly.
If Gabor's age is w and his mother is 4 TIMES AS OLD AS Gabor, then her age is 4 times w, or 4w.
But "4 times OLDER THAN Gabor" means Gabor's age, PLUS 4 MORE TIMES HIS AGE: w, plus 4w more; w+4w = 5w.
Unfortunately, in sloppy everyday usage, 4 times OLDER THAN is nearly always meant to be 4 times AS OLD AS.
Answer by math_tutor2020(3817) (Show Source):
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Gabor is w years old. his mother is 4 times older than him.
m = 4w write an expression to represent the age of Gabor's mother as a function of wThat's it. m = 4w. The information about the father is irrelevant.
Edwin
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