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The sum of mary's age and her mother's age is 36. mary's mom is 5 times older than mary. how old is each person

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  • 23-08-2017

mary + mom = 36

mom = 5x mary


mary + 5mary = 36

 6 mary = 36

mary = 36/6 =6

 mary is 6 years old

 her mother is 5 x 6 = 30 years old

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