Question

Your mother is 4 years younger than your father. Your father is 6 times older than you. If you are 6 years old, what is your mother's age?

• A. 38 years
• B. 37 years
• C. 26 years
• D. 32 years

Hint:

When dealing with age-related problems, set up equations based on relationships and use the known values to solve.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Given: - Your age = 6 years - Your father's age = 6 times your age = _( 6 _times 6 = 36 _) years. - Your mother is 4 years younger than your father, so your mother's age = _( 36 - 4 = 32 _) years.
Thus, your mother's age is 32 years.