Asked by emma
                a woman age and her son added to 45, 5 years ago the woman was 6 times as old as her son. how old was the woman when the son was born.
            
            
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                    Answered by
            Reiny
            
    follow the same steps as I just showed you in the previous post.
Let me know what you got.
    
Let me know what you got.
                    Answered by
            Damon
            
    w+s = 45
(w-5) = 6(s-5)
w - 5 = 6 s - 30
or
w - 6s = -25
w + 1s = 45
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-7 s = - 70
s = 10
then
w = 35
difference w-s = 25 years older
    
(w-5) = 6(s-5)
w - 5 = 6 s - 30
or
w - 6s = -25
w + 1s = 45
------------
-7 s = - 70
s = 10
then
w = 35
difference w-s = 25 years older
                    Answered by
            Anonymous
            
    Thanks I am grateful
    
                    Answered by
            babalola Ifeoluwa 
            
    the woman was 25 years when son was born 
    
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