document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1015984>Question 1015984</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two years ago a woman was 4 times as old as her daughter. Three years from now the mother will be only three times as old as her daughter. How old are each of them now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "M=mother's age; D=daughter's age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "M-2=4(D-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M-2=4D-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M=4D-6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "M+3=3(D+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M+3=3D+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M=3D+6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4D-6=3D+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D-6=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER 1: Daughter is 12 years old.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "M=4D-6=4(12)-6=48-6=42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER 2: Mother is 42 years old.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M+3=3(D+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "42+3=3(12+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45=3(15)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45=45<BR>\n" );
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