Problema Solution

5 year ago a mother was twice as old as her son in 6 year time the sum of their age is 82.find their present age

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Let

x = the present age of the mother

y = the present age of the son

x - 5 = 2(y - 5)

(x + 6) + (y + 6) = 82

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x = 45 years

y = 25 years

The mother is 45 years old now.

The son is 25 years old now.