Kapil told his daughter, "Seven years ago, I was seven times as old as you were then. Also, three years from now, I shall be three times as old as you will be.

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Let kapil’s age be x & daughter’s be y

x-7 = 7 (y-7)

x-7y = -42 (1)

x+3 = 3(y+3)

x – 3 y = 6 (2)

Solve (1) & (2), we get

x=42, y = 12

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Kapil told his daughter, "Seven years ago, I was seven times as old as you were then. Also, three years from now, I shall be three times as old as you will be.

Let kapil’s age be x & daughter’s be y x-7 = 7 (y-7) x-7y = -42 (1) x+3 = 3(y+3) x – 3 y = 6 (2) Solve (1) & (2), we get x=42, y = 12

Let kapil’s age be x & daughter’s be y

x-7 = 7 (y-7)

x-7y = -42 (1)

x+3 = 3(y+3)

x – 3 y = 6 (2)

Solve (1) & (2), we get

x=42, y = 12