Question

Hannah is n years old.

Her aunt Emily is three times older than Hannah.
Emily is 48 years old.
(a) Write down an equation for this information.
(b) Solve your equation to find how old Hannah is.

Answer 1

(this is easy)

n x 3 = 48

48/3 = n

n= 16

Hannah is 16 years old.

Explanation: