Asked by Pamela

Sara is 1/4 the age of her father. Sara's father is 60. How many years older than Sara is Sara's father?
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How many years ago was Sara 1/10 of her father's age?
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How old was she then?
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Answered by Ms. Sue
First -- lets find Sara's age. She's 1/4 the age of her father. 1/4 * 60 = 15.

Next -- subtract 15 from 60.

Do the next part by trial and error. Hint: the father's age is probably a number divisible by 10.

If you post your answers, we'll be glad to check them.
Answered by DrBob222
How old is Sarah now?
1/4 x 60 = 15. Now you can calculate how much older her father is. That is 60-15 =??

What is 1/10 of her father's age? That is
1/10 x 60 = 10. That's how old she was then. Now you can answer how many years ago that was. Obviously it is 15 age now - 10 years old at 1/10 her fathers age = ??
Answered by SJB
Ok sorry didn't see all three. the first one is 45 years. my guess would be: he is 50 and she is 5.
Answered by DrBob222
I made an error. The first part is ok with the 1/4 x 60 etc and the 60-15 = ?? But the last part has the error. Obviously 1/10 of 60 is NOT 10 so ignore from there on in my response. Sorry about the mixup.
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