Question

a woman is 4 YEARS TWICE AS HER SONS AGE THE WOMAN IS 36 YEARS OLD. A) WRITE AN EQUATION TO FIND THE SONS AGE. b) HENCE DETERMINE THE SONS AGE

Answer 1

Answer:

Let Son's age be x

Mother is 4years twice the Son ' s age

as per the Equation,

x + 4x × 2 = 36

=] x + 8x = 36

=]9x= 36

=] x= 4