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The ages of a mother and daughter are 31 and 7 years respectively. In how many years will the mother's age be 3/2 times t
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The ages of a mother and daughter are 31 and 7 years respectively. In how many years will the mother's age be 3/2 times that of daughter
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The ages of a mother and daughter are 31 and 7 years respectively.
In how many years will the mother's age be 3/2 times that of daughter
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Let y = no. of years for this to be true
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y + mothers age = * y + daughter's age
the equation
y + 31 = (y + 7)
Get rid of the denominator, multiply both sides by 2
2(y+31) = 3(y+7)
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2y + 62 = 3y + 21
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62 - 21 = 3y - 2y
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y = 41 yrs for this to be true
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See if it works out
41 + 31 = (41+7
72 = (48)
72 = 3(24); confirms our solution
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