SOLUTION: five years from now, the sum of the ages of a woman and her daughter will be 40 years. the difference in their present age is 24 years. how old is the daughter

Question 799969: five years from now, the sum of the ages of a woman and her daughter will be 40 years. the difference in their present age is 24 years. how old is the daughter
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five years from now, the sum of the ages of a woman and her daughter will be 40 years. the difference in their present age is 24 years. how old is the daughter
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Equaton::
m+5 + d+5 = 40
m - d = 24
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Rearrange:
m + d = 30
m - d = 24
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Add and solve for "m":
2m = 54
Mother's age = 27 yrs
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Solve for "d":
m + d = 30
27 +d = 30
Daughter's age = 3 yrs.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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