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Question 672288: A woman is three times as old as her daughter.six years ago,the sum of their ages was 36.find the age of the daughter. Answer by bloggauta(8) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! «A woman is three times as old as her daughter» → w = 3d
«six years ago,the sum of their ages was 36» → (w - 6) + (d - 6) = 36
(3d - 6) + (d - 6)= 36 ► 4d - 12 = 36
4d = 48 ► d = 12
«find the age of the daughter» => daugther is 12 years old
