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Sara’s mother is twice as old as Sara is.Eleven years ago she was 3 times as old as Sara was.find Sara and her mother present age

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Answer:

the answer is sara mother is 22 and sara is 11

Explanation:

if 11 years ago she was 3 times er age she must ave been a baby so now s is 11 and times two is is 22

User Damien Dotta
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Sara = x

Sara's mother presently = 2x

We can form the equation:

2x - 11 = 3(x - 11)

Expand:

2x - 11 = 3x - 33

Subtract 2x from both sides and add 33 to both sides:

x = 22

Sara is 22 and her mother is 44

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