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4 years ago, age of a mother was 3 times the age of her daughter. Write a linear equation to represent this situation and draw its graph.
Asked by Topperlearning User | 04 Jun, 2014, 01:23: PM
answered-by-expert Expert Answer

Let present age of daughter be x years.

4 years ago age of daughter was (x - 4) years

Let present age of mother be y years.

Mother's age, 4 years ago = (y - 4) years

According to the question:

y - 4 = 3(x - 4)

y - 4 = 3x - 12

3x - y = 8

x

1

2

3

y

-5

-2

1

Answered by | 04 Jun, 2014, 03:23: PM

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