document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=721114>Question 721114</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a woman is twice as old as her daughter twenty years ago she was four 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 #442210 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=442210\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a woman is twice as old as her daughter twenty years ago she was four times as old as her daughter how old are they <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = 2d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m-20 = 4(d-20)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"m\" and solve for \"d\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2d-20 = 4d-80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2d = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "daughter = 30 years (daughter's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"m\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 2d = 60 years (mother's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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