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A cat has three kittens: Mopsy, Topsy and Spot. What is the mother's name
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THE MOTHER'S NAME IS WHAT. THERE'S NO QUESTION MARK HERE, BECAUSE IT'S A STATEMENT
THERE ARE 3 PEOPLE - A GRANDMOTHER, HER DAUGHTER AND HER GRANDDAUGHTER. THE GRANDMOTHER IS A MOTHER TO HER DAUGHTER AND HER DAUGHTER IS THE MOTHER TO THE GRANDDAUGHTER
LET J AND M BE JOHN'S AND HIS MUM'S AGE RESPECTIVELY. BASED ON THIS, YOU CAN COME UP WITH 2 EQUATIONS: 1ST EQUATION: 3J = M 2ND EQUATION: 2J = M + 11 SOLVING FOR J AND M GIVES 11 AND 33 RESPECTIVELY. JOHN'S MOTHER IS 33 YEARS OLD
ONE OF THE MOTHERS IS ALSO A GRANDMOTHER. SO, ONE OF THEM IS BOTH A MOTHER AND A DAUGHTER
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