Math, asked by Aastha57851, 1 month ago

Abhay’s mother is 4 times as old as Abhay. After 5 years, his mother will be 3 times as old as
he will be then. Find their present ages.

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Answered by sikakollisohan
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let age of Arjun be  x

and age of Shriya be   y

then according to question x=2y−−−(1)

and five years ago

x−5=3(y−5)

x−5=3y−15

x−3y+10=0−−−(2)

using eq(1)

2y−3y+10=0

y=10

and x=20

∴ age of Arjun is 20 and age of Shriya is 10

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