Question

12. Tia's mother is four times as old as Tia. After five years her mother will be three
times as old as she will be then. Find their present ages.​

Answer 1

Answer:

let X be the tia age

then tia's mother age is 4X

after 5yrs,

4X+5 = 3(X+5)

=>X=10 yrs

So Tia present age is 10 yrs

her mother present age is 4(10) = 40 yrs.