Question

1) Mrs Tan is 43 years old and her daughter is 17 years old. How many years ago was Mrs Tan 3 times as old as her daughter?

Answer 1

Answer:

No 1

Here,

Let X be age of daughter

and 3X be age of father

Now,x+17+3 = 20 age

and 3x+43-20 = 7point9x

Step-by-step explanation:

So,

20÷7point9 = 2point8 years ago

Hence,

age of father = 48÷2point8 = 21point5 years

age of daughter = 20÷2point8 = 10 years

so, before 2point8 years ago father was as old as his daughter