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Maylen is 20 years older than her daughter Hazel. In ten years time she will be twice as old as her daughter. How old are Maylene and Hazel ?
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Maylen is 20 years older than her daughter Hazel. In ten years time she will be twice as old as her daughter. How old are Maylene and Hazel ?
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Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let hazel be x years
maylene = x+20
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ten years later their ages will be
hazel = x+10
Maylene = x+20+10=x+30
x+30=2(x+10)
x+30 = 2x+20
2x-x=20-10
x=10 hazels age
Maylene = x+20
Maylene will be 30 years
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