Five years from now, the sum of the ages of a women and her daughter will be 40 years. the difference in their present age is 24 years. how old is her daughter now?

Daughter age = 3 years

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the age of the women and y be the age of the daughter.

Given:

After five year the sum of the women and daughter age = 40

At present the sum of the women and daughter age

--------------(1)

So the sum of the present age is

The difference in their present age is 24 years.

Now we substitute x value in equation 1.

Therefore, the daughter age is 3 years.

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