Question

From the age of a person if two fifth of his age is subtracted the results become 24 years. Find the age of the person.

Answer 1

Answer:

23 years 6 months

Step-by-step explanation:

let x be the age of the person

so

x-2/5=24

taking lcm 5x-2=24*5

5x-2=120

5x=118

x=23.6

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

let x be the age of the person.

so,

x-2x/5=24

5x-2x=24*5

3x=120

x=120/3

x=40