2-6. A grandíather is ten times older than his grandmother. He is also 54 years older than
her. Find their present ages.
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Answers
Let the age of granddaughter be x
Then,
Age of grandmother = 10x
Grandmother is 54 years older than her granddaughter
x+54 =10x
54 =10x -x
54=9x
54/9 =x
6= x
Age of granddaughter = 6years old
Age of grandmother=10x
=10*6
=60 years old
The grandfather and his granddaughter’s present age are 60 years and 6 years respectively.
Granddaughter’s age is 10 times lesser than the grandfather and the grandfather’s age is 54 more than his granddaughter.
Let us assume that the age of granddaughter and grandfather be x and y respectively
The equation representing the ages of grandfather and granddaughter are
Substitute equation (1) in (2)
The granddaughter age is 6 years
The grandfather age is 10 x=
Thus, the present ages of grandfather and his granddaughter are 60 years and 6 years respectively.