Question

A woman's son is 2 years older than her daughter. Her age is three times the sum of
the ages of her children. After 5 years she will be 47 years old. Find the present ages of
the children.​

Answer 1

Answer:

let the age of daughter be x

then age of son will be x+2

now

3 (x+x+2)=47

3 (2x+2)=47

6x+6=47

Answer 2

Answer:

47 is the required answer