Problems on Ages Practice Test 2 with solutions

Let the present ages of mother and her daughter are (x + 25) and x years respectively; then
6(x – 5) = x + 25 – 5
⇒ 6x – 30 = x + 20
⇒ 5x = 50
∴ x = 10
Hence, the age of the mother = 10 + 25 = 35 years