Answers:
- Sam's current age = 24
- The mother's current age = 48
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Explanation:
s = Sam's age right now
2s = the mother's age right now, since she is twice as old as Sam currently.
In 12 years time, Sam will be s+12 years old.
12 years ago from this current year, the mother was 2s-12 years old.
Since we're told these future and past ages line up, this means s+12 and 2s-12 are the same value
Set the expressions equal to one another and solve for s.
s+12 = 2s-12
s-2s = -12-12
-s = -24
s = 24
Sam is currently 24 years old.
His mother is currently 2s = 2*24 = 48 years old.
12 years ago, his mother was 2s-12 = 48-12 = 36 years old.
12 years from now, Sam will be s+12 = 24+12 = 36 years old.
Since we get 36 each time, this confirms we have the correct answers.
X% of y
x%=x/100
'of' means multiply
x% of y=x/100 times y so
48% of 8=48/100 times 8=384/100=3.84
3% of 119=3/100 times 119=357/100=3.57
26% of 280=26/100 times 280=7280/100=72.8
If you have two of the same digit next to each other in a number, such as 11, the digit on the left side is worth 10 times more than the digit on the right. (Therefor, the digit on the right side is worth 10 times less than the digit on the left.)
3,6 are the only multiples so it would be 2/6 but simplify that to 1/3
2,4,6 are evens so it would be 3/6 which is also 1/2