Question

Kevin's father's age is 5 years more than three times Kevin's age. Find Kevin's age, if his father is 44 years old ?
can anyone solve the the following question.

Answer 1

GIVEN :

Kevin's father's age is 5 years more than three times the Kevin's age.

Kevins father's age = 44

let the age of Kevin be x

According to the problem,

3x + 5 = 44

3x = 44 - 5

3x = 39

x = 39/3

x = 13

Therefore, Kevin's age is 13 years.

Answer 2

• Let age of Kevin be M years.

» Kevin's father's age is 5 years more than three times Kevin's age

• Age of Kevin's father = 3M + 5

A.T.Q.

$\implies$ 3M + 5 = 44

$\implies$ 3M = 44 - 5

$\implies$ 3M = 39

$\implies$ M = $\dfrac{39}{3}$

$\implies$ M = 13

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$\textbf{Kevin's age = M = 13 years.}$

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✡ 3M + 5 = 44

Put value of M in above equation

$\implies$ 13(3) + 5 = 44

$\implies$ 39 + 5 = 44

$\implies$ 44 = 44

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