Question

John is three times years older than joseph.six years ago,john's age was four times joseph's age.find the age of john age joseph

Answer 1

Let the age of jhon is =3 times older than Joseph. = 3x.(Jhon).

Joseph age = x.

Six years ago,

=>3x - 6 = 4( x - 6).

=>3x -6 = 4x - 24.

=> 4x - 3x = 24 - 6.

=> x = 18.

Now, John's age be = 3x.

= 3*18.

=54years.