document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=375744>Question 375744</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> mother's age is 2 more than 5 times the age of her daughter now. two years ago, she was 7 times as old as her daughter. 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 #267198 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=267198\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let daughter's age = x now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mother's age = 5x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Agea 2 years  ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "daughter = x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mother = 5x+2-2=5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=7(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=7x-14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=2x-14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7 daughter's age now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mother's age = 5x+2 = 5*7 +2= 37<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
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