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Question 30155: please help me with this question,
Tina is 12 years old. Her mom is 40. How many years ago was the mom exactly 5 times as old as Tina?
Number of years?
Tina Then?
Mom then?
Answer by Paul(988) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the age before the current age be x
TIna's age = x-12
Her mom's age = x-40
Equation:


5(x-12)=x-40

5x-60=x-40

4x=20

x=5





Hence, it was 5 years ago sine her mom was 5 times as old as her.

PAul.