<PRE><B>Question 1132093</B>
The daughter is 36 years younger than her mother.
 How many years ago was the mother 5 times the daughters age, if she is 50 years old now?
daughter&#39;s age: 50 - 36 = 14 yrs
let y = no. of years for this to true
50 - y = 5(14 - y)
50 - y = 70 - 5y
-y + 5y = 70 - 50
4y = 20
y = 20/4
y = 5 yrs ago
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50 - 5 = 5(14 - 5)
45 = 5(9)

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