Nat’s mother is $4$ times as old as Nat. Nat’s sister is $3$ years younger than Nat. Let \(

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Nat’s mother is $4$ times as old as Nat. Nat’s sister is $3$ years younger than Nat. Let $n$ years old be the age of Nat. Express in terms of $n$ the age of Nat’s mother. Express in terms of $n$, the age of Nat’s sister. If $n=9$, in how many years’ time would the age of Nat’s mother be three times his sister? Solve by first forming an equation.

Accepted Answer

(a) $4n\text{ years}$ (b) $(n-3)\text{ years}$ (c) $9\text{ years}$

Word Problem: Ages and Algebraic Expressions

Word Problem: Ages and Algebraic Expressions

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