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mrs west is 14 years younger than her aunt. If mrs west's age in years is as much below 60 as her aunts age is over 40 how old is each

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60 - (x - 14) = x - 4060 - x + 14 = x - 40      74 - x = x - 40              74 = 2x - 40                 114 = 2x                     57 = x
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so, the age of the aunt is 57 which is 17 years above 40 and the age of west is >>x-14=43 >> 43 which is 17 years below 60

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