Question 935902
a mother was 26 years old when her daughter ws born. the mother is now 6 years less than 3 times as old as her daughter. How old is the daughter now?
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Let d = daughter's age
then from "mother was 26 years old when her daughter was born" we have:
d+26 = mother's age
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from "the mother is now 6 years less than 3 times as old as her daughter"
3d-6 = d+26
2d-6 = 26
2d = 32
d = 16 years old (answer)