SOLUTION: The sum of th ages of a mother and her daughter is 52 years. Eight years ago, the mother was eight times as old as her daughter. How old is the mother now?
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Question 1059171: The sum of th ages of a mother and her daughter is 52 years. Eight years ago, the mother was eight times as old as her daughter. How old is the mother now? Answer by math_helper(2461) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let m = mother's age now
and d = daughter's age now
"the sum of the ages of a mother and her daughter is 52"
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"8 years ago, the mother was 8 times as old as her daughter"
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The first equation gives us and now we can substitute "52-m" for "d" in the 2nd equation.
Can you solve for m?
