Question

aruna and mithilesh are two cousins . aruna is 2 years younger than mithiles. Four years hence, mithilesh will be twice what aruna was 6 years ago. Find their present ages.
(please solve in "linear eq. In one variable" )

Answer 1

Answer:

Aruna is 18 and Mithilesh is 20.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let Aruna be X yrs old.

then,mithilesh would be x+2 yrs old.

in 4 years,

x+6=2(x-6)

⇒x+6=2x-12

⇒x=18

⇒x+2=20

Answer 2

Answer:

let mithiles present age be x-2years

and , Aruna 's age be x years

a/q

2(x-2)+4-6=x-6

2x-4-6=x-6

2x-8=x-6

2x-x=8-6

x=2