Let the daughter's age now be represented by 5x and the mother's age now be represented by 8x.
Given that the daughter's age now is 15, we can set up the following equation:
5x = 15
x = 3
Therefore, the daughter's age now is 15 years old and the mother's age now is 24 years old.
To find the mother's age 6 years ago, we subtract 6 from her current age:
24 - 6 = 18
Therefore, the mother was 18 years old 6 years ago.
The ages of a mother and daughter are in the ratio 8:5if the daughter age now is 15, what was the mother age 6 years ago
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