Question

Tommy said that his mom is 4times as old as i am. The sum of our ages is 40 how old is tommys mom Asnwer and explain ;!

Answer 1

30

Step-by-step explanation

His mother is 30 because 40/4 = 10

Making Tommy 10

10+30=40

Answer 2

His mom is 32.

Explanation:

If Tommy is x years old then his mom is 4x years old.

Also x + 4x = 40 ( the sum of their ages is 40)

Solving for x:

5x = 40

x = 40/5 = 8.

So Tommy's mom is 8*4 = 32 .