Question

Ganesh said to Harish, "I am four times as old as
you were when I was as old as you are". If the sum
of their present ages is 65 years, find the present
age of Ganesh.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Age of ganesh =52

Step-by-step explanation:

let the age of harish present age be x

then the ganesh age be 65-x

according to the question

65-x=4x

then 5x =65

so x=65/5

=13

Ganesh's age is =65-13=52

Answer 2

Given :

Sum of their present ages = 65 years

To find : the present age of Ganesh = ?

Solution:

Let the age of Harish be 'x'

Let the age of Ganesh be '4x'

According to question, we get :

$x+4x=65\\\\5x=65\\\\x=\dfrac{65}{5}\\\\x=13$

Hence, the present age of Ganesh would be $4x=4\times 13=52\ years$