A grandfather is ten times older than his granddaughter. He is also 54 years older than her. find there present ages.
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age of granddaughter=x
age of grandfather =10x=54+x
then their ages would be
10=54+x
10x-x=54
9x=54
x=54/9
x=6
therefore granddaughter age=6
grandfather age =10x=10×6=60
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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.
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