Question 830055: A mother and her daughter total 66 years. Two years ago, the mother was 5 more than twice her daughters age. Find the mothers age now.
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, MathTherapy:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A mother and her daughter total 66 years. Two years ago, the mother was 5 more than twice her daughters age. Find the mothers age now.
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Equations:
m + d = 66
m-2 = 2(d-2)+5
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m-2 = 2d +1
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m -2d = 3
m + d = 66
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Subtract and solve for "d":
3d = 33
d = 11 yrs (daughter's age now)
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Solve for "m":
m + 11 = 66
m = 55 yrs (mother's age now)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by MathTherapy(10552)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A mother and her daughter total 66 years. Two years ago, the mother was 5 more than twice her daughters age. Find the mothers age now.
Mother's current age: 
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