document.write( "Question 1140360: A woman is 4 times older than her child. 5 years ago the woman was 5 times the age of the child. Find the mothers age \n" ); document.write( "
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A woman is 4 times older than her child.
\n" ); document.write( "w = 4c
\n" ); document.write( " 5 years ago the woman was 5 times the age of the child.
\n" ); document.write( "w - 5 = 5(c-5)
\n" ); document.write( "w - 5 = 5c - 25
\n" ); document.write( "w = 5c - 25 + 5
\n" ); document.write( "w = 5c - 20
\n" ); document.write( "replace w with 4c, from the 1st equation
\n" ); document.write( "4c = 5c - 20
\n" ); document.write( "20 = 5c - 4c
\n" ); document.write( "c = 20 yrs is the child's age
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\n" ); document.write( " Find the mothers age
\n" ); document.write( "w = 4(20)
\n" ); document.write( "w = 80 yrs is the mother's age
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\n" ); document.write( "Check in the statement
\n" ); document.write( "\"5 years ago the woman was 5 times the age of the child.\"
\n" ); document.write( "80 - 5 = 5(20 - 5)
\n" ); document.write( "75 = 5(15) \n" ); document.write( "
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