1) A grandfather is ten times older than his granddaughter. He is also 54 years older than her. Find their present ages.
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let grandaughter be x and grand father be y
=>A grandfather is ten times older than his granddaughter
=> y =10x
=>he is also 54 years older than her
=>y = 54 +x
their ages
=>10x +54+x
=>10x - x = 54
=>9x = 54
=>x = 54/9
=>x = 6 years old
since x is 10y
=>6*10
=>60 years
∴ age of grandfather is 60 and age of granddaughter is 6
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hope it helps u.........................
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let grandaughter be x and grand father be y
=>A grandfather is ten times older than his granddaughter
=> y =10x
=>he is also 54 years older than her
=>y = 54 +x
their ages
=>10x +54+x
=>10x - x = 54
=>9x = 54
=>x = 54/9
=>x = 6 years old
since x is 10y
=>6*10
=>60 years
∴ age of grandfather is 60 and age of granddaughter is 6
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hope it helps u.........................
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grand daughter's age is 6 yrs and grandfather's age is 60yrs hope it helps u
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