Question 321752
Let x=aunt's age
then x-14=Mrs West's age
so we have:
60-(x-14)=x-40 simplify
60-x+14=x-40 subtract x from each side and also subtract 60 and 14 from each side
60-60-x-x+14-14=x-x-40-60-14 collect like terms
-2x=-114
x=57------------aunt's age
x-14=57-14= 43----------Mrs West's age
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60-43=57-40
17=17

Hope this helps---ptaylor