Question

Joseph is twice as old as Isha the sum of their ages is 5 times isha's age less 48 how old are Joseph and isha

Answer 1

Let the age of lsha be x.
The age of Joseph will be 2x.
Given,
2x+x=5x-48
3x=5x-48
-2x=-48
x=24
2x=48
Joseph age = 48
Isha age=24
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Answer 2

let the age of isha be x
then the age of joseph age is 2x
now
x+2x=5 (given)
therefor
x=5/3
hence the age of isha=5/3 years
and the age of joseph= 2×5/3=10/3 years