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Mrs. Joseph is 27 years older than her daughter Bindu. After 8 years she will be twice as old as Bindu. Find their present age.

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Solution

Let the age of Bindu be x years.

Therefore, age of Mrs. Joseph will be x+27 years.
After 8 years, we have

x+27+8=2(x+8)
x+35=2x+16

2xx=3516
x=19

Age of Bindu is 19 years.

Now, age of Mrs. Josepph will be x+27=19+27=46 years.

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