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Can you find out how many years ago, his mother was three times his age?

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Raman is 45 years old and his mother Alka is 73 years old.

Can you find out how many years ago, his mother was three times his age?

posted Jun 15, 2015 by Akriti

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31 years ago.
The age difference between the two is 28 years. Thus, when Raman was 14, his mother was 42. That was 31 years ago.

answer Jun 25, 2015 by Jcm



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