document.write( "Question 1132093: The daughter is 36 years younger than her mother. How many years ago was the mother 5 times the daughters age, if she is 50 years old now? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "if she (Mother) is 50 years old now?
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document.write( "M = 50\r\n" );
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document.write( " D = M - 36\r\n" );
document.write( " D = 50 - 36\r\n" );
document.write( " D = 14\r\n" );
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document.write( "  M - Y = 5(D - Y)\r\n" );
document.write( " 50 - Y = 5(14 - Y)\r\n" );
document.write( " 50 - Y = 70 - 5Y\r\n" );
document.write( "    +5Y      + 5Y\r\n" );
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document.write( " 50 +4Y = 70\r\n" );
document.write( "-50      -50\r\n" );
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document.write( "     4Y = 20\r\n" );
document.write( "      Y = 20/4\r\n" );
document.write( "      Y = 5 years ago.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Checking: 5 years ago the Mother was 45 and the Daughter was 9\r\n" );
document.write( "and indeed 45 is 5 times 9.\r\n" );
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