# 3. Option 1.

The Ivanov family consists of three people: dad, mom, and daughter. Today, on the daughter's birthday, the mother calculated the sum of the ages of all family members and got 74 years. It is known that 10 years ago, the total age of the Ivanov family members was 47 years. How old is the mother now, if she gave birth to her daughter at the age of 26?
Answer: 33.

Solution: If the daughter had been born no less than 10 years ago, then 10 years ago the total age would have been $74-30=44$ years. But the total age is 3 years less, which means the daughter was born 7 years ago. The mother is now $26+7=33$ years old.