Grandfather is 60 years older than his granddaughter if he is 11 times older than she find their present age
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Given
Grandfather is 60 years older than the granddaughter.
He is 11 times older.
To find
Grandfather and granddaughters present age.
Solution
Grandfather is 60 years older than the granddaughter.
He is 11 times older.
Let the present age of granddaughter be x.
Therefore the present age of grandfather = 60+x.
Also,
He is 11 times older =11 x
Therefore the equation =
11x=60+x
10x=60
x=6
The present age of the granddaughter is 6 years.
The present age of the grandfather is 66 years.
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