document.write( "Question 292040: The average of the ages of a man and his daughter is 34 years. If the respective ratio of their ages four years from now is 14:5, what is the daughter's present age?\r
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(m+d)/2=34
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\n" ); document.write( "d=16 m=52
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\n" ); document.write( "56/20=14/5
\n" ); document.write( "4*14/4*5=14/5
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