Let's call Jason's mother's age X.
According to the given information, Jason's age is 1/2 the difference between his mother's age and 6, so we can write this as:
16 = 1/2(X - 6)
To solve for X, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 2 to eliminate the fraction:
32 = X - 6
Next, we can add 6 to both sides of the equation:
32 + 6 = X
Simplifying the left side of the equation:
38 = X
Therefore, Jason's mother is 38 years old.
Jason’s age is 1/2 the difference of his mother’s age and 6. Jason is 16. How old is Jason’s mother?(1 point)
___years old
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