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Question 1056184: A mother is now four times as old as her daughter. three years ago she was five times as old as her daughter. how old are the mother and the daughter.
Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, Fombitz:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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daughter's age now: x
Mother's 4x
|three years ago ...
4x - 3 = 5(x-3)
12 = x, daughter's age now. Mother 48
checking
|three years ago ...
45 = 5*9 CHECKS!

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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M=4D
.
.
Three years ago,
M-3=5%28D-3%29
M-3=5D-15
M=5D-12
Substituting from above,
4D=5D-12
-D=-12
D=12
So then,
M=4%2812%29
M=48