SOLUTION: Kimmi is 16, her mother is 44. How many years ago was Kimmi's mother 5 times as old at Kimmi?

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Question 405813: Kimmi is 16, her mother is 44. How many years ago was Kimmi's mother 5 times as old at Kimmi?
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Kimmi is 16, her mother is 44.
How many years ago was Kimmi's mother 5 times as old at Kimmi?
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let y = no. of years ago for this to be true
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44 - y = 5(16-y)
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44 - y = 80 - 5y
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-y + 5y = 80 - 44
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4y = 36
y = 36%2F4
y = 9 years ago, Mom's age was 5 times K's age
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Prove this
44 - 9 = 5(16 - 9)
35 = 5(7)