Question

Arun's father is three times as old as Arun. If the sum of their ages are 56 years. What are their ages. (let the value of their ages be x). SOLVE.​

Answer 1

Given :―

• Arun's father is three times as old as Arun.
• The sum of their ages are 56 years.

Find :―

• Their ages.

$\large{\underline{\mathfrak{Solution:-}}}$

As, given in the question, the age of arun's father is three times as old as arun and the sum of their ages is 56. We need to find there ages.

Consider,

Let the age of Arun – x

Let the age of Arun's father – 3x

★ According to Question :

= Sum of age of Arun's father and Arun = 56

= 3x + x = 56

= 4x = 56

= x = $\sf{\dfrac{56}{4}}$

= x = 14

✿ The age of arun's father and arun,

• Arun's father age

• 3x = 3 × 14 = 42

• Arun age

• x = 14

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Answer 2

Given :―

Arun's father is three times as old as Arun.

The sum of their ages are 56 years.

Find :―

Their ages.

\large{\underline{\mathfrak{Solution:-}}}

Solution:−

As, given in the question, the age of arun's father is three times as old as arun and the sum of their ages is 56. We need to find there ages.

Consider,

Let the age of Arun – x

Let the age of Arun's father – 3x

★ According to Question :

= Sum of age of Arun's father and Arun = 56

= 3x + x = 56

= 4x = 56

= x = \sf{\dfrac{56}{4}}

4

56

= x = 14

✿ The age of arun's father and arun,

• Arun's father age

3x = 3 × 14 = 42

• Arun age

x = 14