document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1018051>Question 1018051</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In 4 years a mother will be five times as old as her daughter at present the mother is 9 times as old as the daughter how old are the mother and the daughter today </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=daughter's present age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x- mother's present age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 4 yrs:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4=daughter's  age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x+4= mother's  age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x+4=5(x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x+4=5x+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "daughter's present age=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( " mother's present age=36<BR>\n" );
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