Question

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)

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

If Jason's age is 16, then the equation is:

16 = 1/2(M - 6), where M is Jason's mother's age.
Multiplying both sides of the equation by 2 gives us:
32 = M - 6
Adding 6 to both sides gives us:
M = 38
Therefore, Jason's mother is 38 years old. Answer: \boxed{38}.

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To determine Jason's mother's age, we can use the given information that Jason's age is 16 and his age is 1/2 the difference of his mother's age and 6.

Let's break this down step by step:

1. Let's represent Jason's mother's age as x.

2. According to the given information, Jason's age is 1/2 the difference of his mother's age and 6:

16 = 1/2 * (x - 6)

3. To solve for x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 2 to eliminate the fraction:

2 * 16 = x - 6

32 = x - 6

4. To isolate x, we can add 6 to both sides of the equation:

32 + 6 = x

38 = x

Therefore, Jason's mother is 38 years old.