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A woman is 4 times older than her daughter .6 years ago the product of their ages was 136. find their new ages

Solution

A w o man i s 4 t im es o l d er t han h er d a ug h t er .6 ye a rs a g o t h e p ro d u c t o f t h e i r a g es w a s 136. f in d t h e i r n e w a g es

Solution

Daughter^{'} s age is : 10

Woman^{'} s age is : 40

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

(4 x - 6) (x - 6) = 136

Solve for

x, (4 x - 6) (x - 6) = 136 : x = 10, x = - \frac{5}{2}

Find age

Daughter^{'} s age is : 10

Woman^{'} s age is : 40

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