document.write( "Question 1059386: A mother's age is 4 times her daughter's age. 3 years ago the sum of their ages was 39 how old are they now? \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"M=4D\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28M-3%29%2B%28D-3%29=39\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"M%2BD=45\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"4D%2BD=45\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5D=45\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"D=9\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"M=4%289%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"M=36\"$
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