Question

deepak is 5 years older then his brother. if the sum of their age is 25 years, what are their ages

Answer 1

let his brother's age be x
therefore his age is x+5
x+x+5= 25
2x = 25 - 5
2x = 20
x =20/2
x = 10


therefore Deepak's age is x+5 = 10+5= 15 yrs
his brother's age is x= 10 yrs