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.