Question 1008898: 6 years ago Mrs. Dinero was 5 times as old as her daughter Angela. How old iz Angela if her age is one-thrid of her mother's age? Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source):
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From the facts in the problem, we have
a = (1/3)d (or d = 3a)
We also have
d - 6 = 5(a - 6)
Now substitute and get
3a - 6 = 5(a - 6)
3a - 6 = 5a - 30
Rearranging we get
2a = 24
a = 12
d = 36
