Question

Deepak is twice as old as his brother Vikas.If the difference of their be 11years, find their present ages

Answer 1

let the age of deepak be x years and that of vikas be y years.

x=2y

according to the condition

x-y=11
2y-y=11
y=11

x=2×11
=22 years

so the present ages of deepak and vikas are 11 years and 22 years respectively