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Mrs. Jain is 27 years older than her daughter Nilu. After 8 years she will be twice as old as Nilu. Find their present ages.

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Solution

Let the present age of Nilu = 'x' years.
Therefore, the present age of Nilu's mother, Mrs. Jain = (x + 27) years.
So, after 8 years,
Nilu's age = (x + 8), and Mrs. Jain's age = (x + 27 + 8) = (x + 35) years
⇒ x + 35 = 2(x + 8)
Expanding the brackets, we get
⇒ x + 35 = 2x + 16
Transposing x to RHS and 16 to LHS, we get
⇒ 35 - 16 = 2x - x
⇒ x = 19
So, the present age of Nilu = x = 19 years, and the present age of Nilu's mother = x+ 27 = 19 + 27 = 46 years.

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