SOLUTION: A women is currently 21 years older than her daughter. Eleven years before the current time, the daughter was 2/3 as old as her mother. What is the current age of the mother?

Question 1164536: A women is currently 21 years older than her daughter. Eleven years before the current time, the daughter was 2/3 as old as her mother. What is the current age of the mother?
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, Alan3354, greenestamps:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
w, mother, the woman
d, daughter

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Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A woman is currently 21 years older than her daughter.
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"currently" is not needed.
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A woman is 21 years older than her daughter.
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People add "currently" for no good reason.
"What is your current location? ----> What is your location? or --- Where are you?
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Using words that are superfluous doesn't make you sound smarter. Just the opposite.

Answer by greenestamps(13203)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The difference in their ages is 21 years.

So when the daughter was 2/3 the age of her mother, their ages were 2*21=42 and 3*21=63.

That was 11 years ago, so their current ages are 42+11=53 and 63+11=74.

ANSWER: The mother is 74.

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