Question 1031342
n 1974 a mother is 6 times as old as her daughter. The mother turned 50 in the year 2000. In what year was the mother double her daughter’s age? 
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1974 Equation:: m = 6d
2000 Equation:: m+6 = 50
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mother was 44 years older than daughter
m = d + 44
1974:: m = 6d
6d = d+44
5d = 44
daughter = 8 4/5 yrs old in 1975
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When is mother twice daughter's age::
Solve::
44 + x = 2(44/5 + x)
44 + x = 88/5 + 2x
x = 44 - 17 3/5
x = 26.4 years
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Ans: 1974 + 26.4 is in the year 2001
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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