SOLUTION: Yolanda is four years younger than three times her daughters age. The sum of their ages is greater than 88. What is the youngest age Yolanda's daughter c

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Question 1051673: Yolanda is four years younger than three times her daughters age. The sum of their ages is greater than 88. What is the youngest age Yolanda's daughter c
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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Y = 3d-4 we'll use this value for Yolanda next
Y+d > 88
3d-4+d > 88
4d > 92
d > 23 the daughter's age is 23 or older
And Yolanda?:
Y > 3d-4 > 3(23)-4 > 65 or older
Note: At least one of them is older than that because the sum of their ages is more than 88