document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1129974>Question 1129974</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this word problem : Three years ago a woman was 3 times as old as the daughter. Their total age now is 46 years. How old was the daughter three years ago?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "daughter = y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-3 = 3(y-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 46 and therefore x = 46-y Use this value for x in the equation above:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "46-y-3 = 3y-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "43-y = 3y-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52 = 4y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 52/4 = 13 the daughter is 13 so 3 years ago she was 10.\r<BR>\n" );
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