Question

The sum of mary's age and her mother's age is 36. mary's mom is 5 times older than mary. how old is each person

Answer 1

mary + mom = 36

mom = 5x mary

mary + 5mary = 36

6 mary = 36

mary = 36/6 =6

mary is 6 years old

her mother is 5 x 6 = 30 years old