Question

Harry's mother's present age is six times Harry's present age. Harry's age five years from now will be one third of his mother's present age. What are their present ages?

Answer 1

Hey buddy here is your answer :

Let Harry's age be x

Harry's mother's age be 6x

According to the question :

x + 5 = 1 / 3 of 6x

x + 5 = 2x

2x - x = 5

x = 5

6x = 5 × 6 = 30

So Harry's age is 6 years and his mother's age is 30 years.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Let Harry's age be X

Harry's mother's age be 6x

According to question

X+5= 1/3 of 6x

X+5=2x

2x - x =5

X=5

6x =5×6 =30

So, Harry's age =5 years and his mother's age =30 years .