Meera's mother is four times as opd as Meera.After five years,her mother will be three times old as she will be then.what are their present ages?

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Let Meera's age be x , then her mother's age will be 4x. After five years Meera's age = x+5 her mother's age after five years will be 4x+5. Also mothers age = 3(x+5) . So 4x+5 = 3(x+5). 4x+5 = 3x + 15 . x= 10 So meera's age will be 10 years and her mother's age will be 10×4=40years

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Given information:
- Meera's mother is four times as old as Meera.
- After five years, Meera's mother will be three times as old as Meera will be then.

Let's assume:
- Meera's current age is 'x' years.
- Meera's mother's current age is '4x' years.

After five years:
- Meera's age will be 'x + 5' years.
- Meera's mother's age will be '4x + 5' years.

According to the given condition:
- After five years, Meera's mother will be three times as old as Meera will be then.
- So, we can write the equation as: (4x + 5) = 3(x + 5).

Solving the equation:
- Let's simplify the equation: 4x + 5 = 3x + 15.
- Subtracting 3x from both sides: 4x - 3x + 5 = 3x - 3x + 15.
- Simplifying further: x + 5 = 15.
- Subtracting 5 from both sides: x + 5 - 5 = 15 - 5.
- Simplifying further: x = 10.

Therefore, the present ages of Meera and her mother are:
- Meera's present age = x = 10 years.
- Meera's mother's present age = 4x = 4 * 10 = 40 years.

Explanation:
- From the given information, we assume Meera's current age as 'x' and her mother's current age as '4x'.
- After five years, Meera's age will be 'x + 5' and her mother's age will be '4x + 5'.
- According to the given condition, we set up an equation: (4x + 5) = 3(x + 5).
- By solving the equation, we find that Meera's current age is 10 years and her mother's current age is 40 years.

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