SOLUTION: A mother is three years less than five times as old as her daughter. If the sum of their ages is thirty-nine, find the age of each
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Question 1045695: A mother is three years less than five times as old as her daughter. If the sum of their ages is thirty-nine, find the age of each
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5x-3+x=39
6x=39+3
x=42/6
x=7 daughter
5x-3=32 mother
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