document.write( "Question 1190170: Six years ago, Mrs. Aguilar was 5 times as old as her daughter Agnes. How old is Agnes now if her age is one -third of her mother’s present age?
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Six years ago, Mrs. Aguilar was 5 times as old as her daughter Agnes. How old is Agnes now if her age is one -third of her mother’s present age?
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Let Agnes' and her mom's ages, be A and M, respectively
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document.write( "Then we get: M - 6 = 5(A - 6)____M - 6 = 5A - 30____M = 5A - 24 ---- eq (i)
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document.write( "In addition, \"matrix%281%2C7%2C+A%2C+%22=%22%2C+M%2F3%2C+%22====%3E%22%2C+M%2C+%22=%22%2C+3A%29\"
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document.write( "               3A = 5A - 24 ----- Substituting 3A for M in eq (i)
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document.write( "          3A - 5A = - 24
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document.write( "             - 2A = - 24
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document.write( "Agnes' age, or  \n" );
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