Shoal is 3times as old as her cousin, the total of their age is 36 years, How old is shola cousin

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Let's represent the age of Shoal as x and the age of her cousin as y. According to the information given:

x = 3y
x + y = 36

Substitute the value of x from the first equation into the second equation:

3y + y = 36
4y = 36
y = 9

Therefore, Shoal's cousin is 9 years old.