document.write( "Question 803891: A woman is one year more than 4times the age of her daughter. In 4 years she will be 3times as old as her daughter will be then. Find their present ages. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #484525 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A woman is one year more than 4times the age of her daughter. In 4 years she will be 3times as old as her daughter will be then. Find their present ages. \n" ); document.write( "======== \n" ); document.write( "Equations: \n" ); document.write( "w = 4*d \n" ); document.write( "w+4 = 3(d+4) \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "Substitute for \"w\" and solve for \"d\": \n" ); document.write( "4d + 4 = 3d+12 \n" ); document.write( "d = 8 (daughter's age) \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"w\": \n" ); document.write( "w = 4d = 32 yrs (the woman's age) \n" ); document.write( "========================= \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "========================= \n" ); document.write( " |