document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=887677>Question 887677</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two years ago, a woman was seven times as old as her daughter but in three years she would be only 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 #536867 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=536867\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> w for woman's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d for daughter's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two Years Ago:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w-2=7%28d-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w-2=7%28d-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w-2=7d-14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w-2=7d-14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w-7d=2-14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w-7d=2-14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w-7d=-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w-7d=-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In Three Years:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%2B3=4%28d%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%2B3=4%28d%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%2B3=4d%2B12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%2B3=4d%2B12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=4d%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=4d%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two equations in d and w.  Solve both for w and equate the expressions, and solve for the value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of d.  Find w from the now found d.<BR>\n" );
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