Question 1027197
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Taras father was 28 years old when she was born, if he is now three times as old as Tara, what are their present ages
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Let T be the Taras' age now.
Then Taras father's age is T + 28.

From the other side, 

T + 28 = 3T,

according to the condition. So, it is the equation you need to solve to find Taras age.

Simplify and solve it:

28 = 3T - T,

28 = 2T,

T = {{{28/2}}} = 14.

<U>Answer</U>. Taras is 14 years now. His father present age is 42 years.
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