Problema Solution
The sum of the present ages of Angie and her mother is 64 years. In eight years Angie will be three-fifths as old as her mother at that time. Find the present ages of Angie and her mother.
Answer provided by our tutors
let 'x' represent angie's age, then '64-x' represents her mother's age
x+8 = (3/5)(64-x+8)
solving for 'x' we have x=22
64-22 = 42
Angie is 22 years old and her mother is 42 years old