Question

Mr Gaurav is 3 time as old as his son and the sum of their age is 48 how old is each​

Answer 1

let Gaurav's present age be x

let his son's present age be y

x=3y

x-3y=0 (1)

x+y=48 (2)

solving eq. 1 and 2 simultaneously

x-3y=0

x+y=48 (subtraction)

-4y=-48

y=12

x=48-12

x=36

son is 12 years old

Gaurav is 36 years