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Five years ago, Victor was twice as old as his daughter Anika. In 10 years, the sum of their ages will equal 90. Find their ages now.

User Brianda
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Answer:

45 , 25

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User Mohit Tanwani
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Answer: 45 and 25

Explanation:

Given

Five years ago victor was twice as old as his daughter

Suppose the current age of victor and his daughter are x and y

For five years ago


\Rightarrow (y-5)=2(x-5)\\\Rightarrow y-5=2x-10\\\Rightarrow y=2x-5\\\Rightarrow 2x-y=5\quad \ldots(i)

In 10 years sum of their ages is 90


\Rightarrow (y+10)+(x+10)=90\\\Rightarrow x+y=70\quad \ldots(ii)

On solving (i) and (ii) we get


\Rightarrow x=25,y=45

So, the current age of victor is 45 and his daughter is 25

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