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Joseph is 7 times as old as his daughter, In five years times he will be 4 times as old as daughter will be then, what is their ages now?

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Let $x$ be the daughter’s current age. Then the father’s current age is $7x$.

Five years from now the daughter’s age will be $x+5$, the father’s $7x+5$.

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$7x+5=4(x+5)$

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$$j = 7d$$ $$J = 4D$$ $$J = j+5$$ $$D = d+5$$