document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=747156>Question 747156</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The age of a mother is twice that of her elder daughter. Ten years from now the age of the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mother will be thrice of her younger daughter. If the difference in ages of the two daughters is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15, the age of the mother is: </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x represent the mother's age.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the elder daughter would be x/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In ten years, the younger daughter's age can be represented by (x+10)/3; subtracting ten from this would give her current age: ((x+10)/3)-10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the daughters are 15 years apart, subtract the younger daughter's age from the elder's age and set it equal to 15.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now multiply by the LCD which is 6  (2*3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X represented the mother's age, so the mother is 50 years old. </SPAN>\n" );
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