At present, a mother is 3 times older than her son. After 5 years the sum of their ages will be 70 years. the age of mother after 10 years will be
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Let present age of mother be 3x
Let present age of son be x
Then,
After 5 yrs
Mother will be 3x+5
Son will be x+5
By adding both eq
3x+5+x+5=70
3x+x+5+5=70
4x+10=70
4x=60
X=60/4
X=15
Therefore sons present age is 15 and mother is 3*15=45
Let present age of son be x
Then,
After 5 yrs
Mother will be 3x+5
Son will be x+5
By adding both eq
3x+5+x+5=70
3x+x+5+5=70
4x+10=70
4x=60
X=60/4
X=15
Therefore sons present age is 15 and mother is 3*15=45
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