Question

Mrs. Computer is 3 times older than her daughter, Mousy. The sum of their ages is 52. How old is Mousy?

Mousy is ____ years old. (Be sure to only type Mousy’s age in the answer blank.)

Answer 1

Let x = Mrs. Computer and y = Mousy:
x = 3y
x+y=52

Solve it the same way as before...

Answer 2

3x=y and x+y =52

Answer 3

x=52/4 x = 13

Answer 4

3x , 3(13)=39

Answer 5

y=52-39, y=13

Answer 6

so answer is 13

Answer 7

Mrs. computter has 39 years old and her daughter is 13 years old.

Answer 8

Thanks!