A girl is 18 years younger than her mother. In 6 years time, the sum of their ages will be 54. How old is the girl now?

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asked Oct 3, 2022 190k views

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Bradford Dillon · Answer 1 · 2022-10-06T21:23:00+0000

Answer:

12 yrs.

Explanation:

let present age of girl=x

age of mother=x+18

after 6 yrs

age of girl=x+6

age of mother=x+18+6=x+24

according to the condition of question

(x+6)+(x+24)=54

2x+30=54

2x=54-30=24

x=24/2=12