SOLUTION: The difference between the age of a mother and her daughter is 21years in the next 10years. The sum of the mother's age and the square root of that of the daughter's is 77years. Fi

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Question 1152718: The difference between the age of a mother and her daughter is 21years in the next 10years. The sum of the mother's age and the square root of that of the daughter's is 77years. Find their ages

Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
m-d=21, and "in the next 10 years" makes no change to this.

m%2Bd%5E2=77
and
m-d=21


Do the rest.