Montell is 30 years younger than his mother. in 5 years, montell age will be 1-3 of his mother’s age. find montell mother’s age

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Montell is 30 years younger than his mother. in 5 years, montell age will be 1-3 of his mother’s age. find montell mother’s age

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Liono4ka [1.6K] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-07T07:39:23+03:00

So this can be solve by establish two equation:
let x be age of montell
y be tha age of her mom
for the first equation (<span>Montell is 30 years)</span>:
x = y - 30
second equation ( in 5 years )

x + 5 = ( y + 5 ) ( 1/3)
solving the equation simultaneously

x = 10 years old
y = 40 years old