document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=481084>Question 481084</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"5 years ago mother was 7 times as old as her daughter. 5 years hence she will be 3 times as old as her daughter. find their present age?\" </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "As,5 years ago mother's age was  7 times her daughter's age, so,mother's will be y-5=7(x-5)     <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Similarly,5 years from now the mother's age will be y+5=3(x+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "By solving both the equations we get x=10 & y=40.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the present ages of mother and her daughter are 40 & 10 years respectively. </SPAN>\n" );
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