SOLUTION: A women is 7 times as old as her daughter. If in five years time she is four times as old as her daughter, what are their present ages?

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Question 474470: A women is 7 times as old as her daughter. If in five years time she is four times as old as her daughter, what are their present ages?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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daughter =x
woman = 7x
5 years later
daughter = x+5
woman = 7x+5
...
7x+5 = 4(x+5)
7x+5=4x+20
7x-4x=20-5
3x=15
x= 5 years daughter's age now
Woman's age = 7*5 = 35 years now