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a mother is 20 years older then her daughter now. 50 years ago he was twice the age of her daughter. what are the present ages of the mother and daughter

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m=20+d

m-50=2(d-50), m-50=2d-100, m=2d-50, since m=m we have:

20+d=2d-50

-d=-70, d=70 and since m=20+d, m=90

So the present ages of the mother and daughter are 90 and 70 years old.
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