Question

Marlena is one-sixth the age of her mom. If Marlena is 5 years old, how old is her mom?

Answer 1

30 years old

Explanation:

If marina is one sixth of her mom age, and she is five years old. The multiply five times size to get her moms full age.

Answer 2

30 years

Explanation:

Let,

Age of her mom be = x

Age of Marlena

`= (1)/(6) x`

We know that,

Age of Marlena is 5 years

Therefore,

By the problem,

`= > (1)/(6) x = 5`

=> x = 5 × 6

=> x = 30

Hence,

Age of her mother is 30 years (Ans)