SOLUTION: Ten years ago a man was six times as old as his daughter . After 10 years ,he will be twice as old as his daughter .find the present ages

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Question 1071658: Ten years ago a man was six times as old as his daughter . After 10 years ,he will be twice as old as his daughter .find the present ages
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ten years ago,

In ten years,

From the first equation,

1.
From the second,

2.
Subtracting 1 from 2,



So then,




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