Question

5 years ago mohan was 3 times as old as kavitha if the present age of mohan and kavitha are x+2. 'x' respectively write the equation for the statement

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

GIVEN :

• 5 years ago mohan was 3 times as old as kavitha if the present age of mohan and kavitha are x+2. 'x' respectively write the equation for the statement

to find :

write the equation for the statement

solution :

• Let mohan present age be x

• And kavita present age be y

• mohan is twice as old as kavita :

• x = 2y

• Their ages before 5 years:

• mohan age = x-5

• kavitha age = y-5

• Five years ago, his age was three times Kavitha age

• x-5= 3(y-5)

• x-5 = 3y-15

• x-3y = -15+5

• 2y-3y = -10

• -y = -10

• y = 10

• Therefore,x = 2(10) = 20

• The present age of mohan is 20 years and present age of kavitha is 10 years.