Question 1034505
 if the mother has 48 years and her daughter has 16 before how many years was the daughter 5 times younger than her mother?
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Let the answer be "x".
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Equation:
48+x = 5(16+x)
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48+x = 80+5x
4x = -32
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x = -8
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Mother would then be 48-8 = 40 yrs
Daughter would then be 16- 8 = 8
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Cheers,
Stan H.