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Question 1031850: A man is 4 times old as his daughter was 3 years ago.If their combined ages is 48,how old is the daughter now?
Found 4 solutions by stanbon, mananth, MathTherapy, Alan3354:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the daughter's age be x now
3 years ago her age was (x-3) years
Father's age now is 4(x-3)
4(x-3)+48
4x-12=48
4x=12+48
4x=60
x=15 years the daughter's age

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A man is 4 times old as his daughter was 3 years ago.If their combined ages is 48,how old is the daughter now?
Daughter's current age: highlight_green%2812%29

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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A man is 4 times old as his daughter was 3 years ago. If their combined ages is 48, how old is the daughter now?
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M = 4*(D - 3) = 4D-12
M + D = 48
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4D-12 + D = 48
5D = 60
D = 12 (Daughter's age now)