Question

4 years ago, Sarala's age was seven times as old as her daughter. If the difference between their ages is 24 years,find sarala's present age.

Answer 1

let sarala's age be "x"
&her daughter 's age be 'y'
4year ago age of sarala =x-4
her daughter age =y-4
sarala age =7(y-4)
x-4=7y-28
x-7y=-24 eq.1
differences bw their ages =24
x-y=24 eq.2
subtract eq.1&2 we get ,
6y=48
y=8 =daughter age
sarala age=y+24
=8+24=30

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:Final answer is 32 the author might have hurried up the last addition.