SOLUTION: A girl asks her mother's age and is told, "Six years ago I was nine times your age. Now I am only three times your age." What are the present ages of the girl and her mother?
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Question 971661: A girl asks her mother's age and is told, "Six years ago I was nine times your age. Now I am only three times your age." What are the present ages of the girl and her mother? Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! girl's age now is x
Her mother's age now is 3x
x-6 was her prior age
(x-6)*9 was her mother's age.
The difference in their ages is 2x and always has been.
Therefore, (x-6)*9 - (x-6) =2x
9x-54 -x +6 =2x
6x=48 by collecting terms and moving the constants to the other side.
x=8
mother is 24
6 years ago, girl was 2
mother was 18
