Question 375806
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Hi,
Let x represent May's age.  Then the mother's age would be represented by 4x
5 years ago, the mother was 7 times as old as May***
4x - 5 = 7(x-5)
solving for x
4x - 5 = 7x - 35
30 = 3x
10 = x, May's age NOW.  the mother is NOW 40  (4*10)
how old is each 2 years from now
May is 12 and the mother is 42
CHECKING OUR ANSWER
5 years ago, the mother was 7 times as old as May***
35 = 7*5