SOLUTION: a mother is five years more than twice as old as her daughter. their combined ages are 29 years. how old is the mother?
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Question 984366: a mother is five years more than twice as old as her daughter. their combined ages are 29 years. how old is the mother?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the age of the daughter. Then the mother's age must be 
, since the sum is 29,
Solve for and then calculate
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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