Mrs Tan is 28 years older than her daughter Mei. In 6 years’ time, Mrs Tan will be three times as ol

Question

Mrs Tan is 28 years older than her daughter Mei. In 6 years’ time, Mrs Tan will be three times as old as Mei. Let Mrs Tan’s present age be t years and Mei’s present age be m years. - Form two equations in t and m. - Find their present ages. - In how many years’ time will Mrs Tan be exactly twice as old as Mei?

Accepted Answer

(a) $t-m=28$, $t+6=3(m+6)$ (b) Mrs Tan $36$, Mei $8$ (c) $20$ years

Numbers, digits, fractions and ages

Numbers, digits, fractions and ages

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