SOLUTION: A mother is three years less than five times as old as her daughter. If the sum of their ages is thirty-nine, find the age of each.

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Question 1044165: A mother is three years less than five times as old as her daughter. If the sum of their ages is thirty-nine, find the age of each.
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m for Mother
d for Daughter

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