document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=243133>Question 243133</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The quotient of the ages of a mother and her daughter is 2 and a remainder of 5. Five years ago, mother was thrice as old as the daughter then. How old are they now?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #178178 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JimboP1977><B>JimboP1977(311)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JimboP1977><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=JimboP1977><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=178178\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mother Age = M Daughter Age = D\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=M%2FD+=+2+%2B+5%2FD ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"M%2FD+=+2+%2B+5%2FD\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is the same as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=M%2FD+=+%282D%2B5%29%2FD ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"M%2FD+=+%282D%2B5%29%2FD\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=M+=+2D%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"M+=+2D%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=M-5+=+3%28D-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"M-5+=+3%28D-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=M-5+=+3D-15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"M-5+=+3D-15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subsitute (1) into (2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rearrange to find D<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15+=+D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15+=+D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the daughter is 15 and the mother is 35.\r<BR>\n" );
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