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
To find out how old Jason's mother is, we can set up an equation using the information given.
Let's represent Jason's age as J and his mother's age as M.
According to the problem, we know that Jason's age is 1/2 the difference of his mother's age and 6. Mathematically, this can be written as:
J = 1/2(M - 6)
We also know that Jason's age is 16. So we can substitute J with 16 in the equation:
16 = 1/2(M - 6)
Now, let's solve the equation to find the value of M, which represents Jason's mother's age.
First, let's multiply both sides of the equation by 2 to get rid of the fraction:
2 * 16 = M - 6
32 = M - 6
Next, let's isolate M by adding 6 to both sides:
32 + 6 = M
M = 38
Therefore, Jason's mother is 38 years old.
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Let's assume Jason's mother's age is M.
According to the given information, Jason's age is 1/2 the difference of his mother's age and 6, so we can write the equation as:
M/2 - 6 = 16
M/2 = 16 + 6
M/2 = 22
M = 22 * 2
M = <<22*2=44>>44
Therefore, Jason's mother is 44 years old. Answer: \boxed{44}.