At present, Asha’s age (in years) is 2 more than the square of her daughter Nisha’s age. When Nisha grows to her mother’s present age, Asha’s age would be one year less than 10 times the present age of Nisha. Find the sum of their present ages.

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answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Concept- ThisQuestion can be answered by converting statements into equations and solving them.
Consider Nisha's present age as

.
Then, Asha's present age

Once Nisha turns her mother's age,

years have passed.
Asha's age

Now, Nisha's age is 5, Asha's age is 27
Therefore, the sum of their present ages

Hence, the correct answer is option 2) 32.

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