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a mother is 3 times as old as her daughter. The sum of their ages is 60. How old is the mother.

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amotheris3timesasoldasherdaughter.Thesumoftheiragesis60.Howoldisthemother.

Solution

Mother′sageis:45
Solution steps
Translate the problem into an equation:3x+x=60
Solve for x,3x+x=60:x=15
Find Mother's age:45
Mother′sageis:45

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