Question

aslam's father is 3 times as old as aslam is.If sum of their ages is 64years.what is aslam's age?
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Answer 1

Answer :-

• Age of Aslam = 16 Years.

Explanation :-

Given :

• Aslam's father is 3 times as old as Aslam.

• Sum of their ages is 64 years.

To Find :

• Age of Aslam.

Solution :

Let the age of Aslam be x.

So, Age of his father will be 3x.

According to the Question,

➙ 3x + x = 64.

➙ 4x = 64.

➙ x = 64 ÷ 4.

➙ x = 16.

Therefore,

• Age of Aslam = 16 Years.
• Age of his father = 48 Years.

Verification :

➙ 3(16) + 16 = 64.

➙ 48 + 16 = 64.

➙ 64 = 64.

LHS = RHS.

Hence, Verified.

Answer 2

Given:

• Sum of their age is 64 years.
• Aslam's father is 3 times as old as his son.

To find:

• We've to find out the age of aslam.

Solution:

☯ Let's consider that the age of aslam be x years.

And, the age of aslam's father be 3x years.

⠀⠀⠀⠀$\underline{\bigstar\:\boldsymbol{According\:to\:the\:question\::}}$

• Sum of their ages is 64 years.

So,

$:\implies\sf x + 3x = 64 \\\\\\:\implies\sf 4x = 64 \\\\\\:\implies\sf x = \dfrac{\cancel{64}}{\cancel{\: 4}}\\\\\\:\implies\boxed{\frak{\pink{x = 16 \ years}}}$

Therefore,

• Present age of aslam, x = 16 years.
• And his father age, 3x = 3 × 16 = 48 years.

∴ Hence, The Present age of Aslam and his father is 16 years and 48 years respectively.

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