SOLUTION: Enenche's mother is now two times as old as enenche.Five years ago she was three times as old as enenche.How old is enenche now

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Question 1179415: Enenche's mother is now two times as old as enenche.Five years ago she was three times as old as enenche.How old is enenche now

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Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Enenche's mother is now two times as old as enenche.Five years ago she was three times as old as enenche.How old is enenche now
e enenche's age
m mother's age =m
m=2e
Five years ago
m-5= 3(e-5) but m=2e
2e-5= 3e-15
e=10

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Enenche's mother is now two times as old as enenche.Five years ago she was three times as old as enenche.How old is enenche now?
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x, Enenche now
2x, her mother now


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