Question

A mother is 5 times as old as her daughter. In 6 years she will be 3 times as old as her daughter. How old is the mother and her daughter?

Answer 1

The mother is 30 and the daughter is 6

Explanation:

When solving for this, you can derive the equations

x=5y and x+6= 3(y+6)

x= mother and y= Daughter

Solve the equations by substituting the first equation into the places of x in the second equation to get the value of x. Next, pug in the value of x and solve for y.