Question

gordon is twice as old as tony was when gordon as old as tony now the combined age of tony is 112 years how old are gordon and tony now

Answer 1

let tony's age = x and gordon's age =2x
a.t.q.
x + 2x = 112
3x = 112
x = 112 /3
x = 37.33 years
tony =x
= 37.33 years
gordon = 2x
= 2 * x
= 2* 37.33
= 74.66 years
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Answer 2

Answer:

Solution:-

Let Gordon's age be 'G' years and Tony's age be 'T' years.

So, G + T = 112 years .........(1)

Their age difference is (G - T). We know that Gordon is two times (how old Tony was when Gordon was Tony's age), so we need to take their age difference from Tony's current age. it is as follows.

2 × {T - (G - T)} = G

2 × {T - G + T} = G

2T - 2G + 2T = G

4T - 2G = G

4T = G + 2G

4T = 3G

T = 3G/4

Putting the value of T = 3G/4 in equation (1), we get

G + 3G/4 = 112

7G = 112*4

7G = 448

G = 448/7

G = 64

So, the present age of Gordon is 64 Years and Tony's age is = 112 - 64 = 48 years.

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