Question

Mr grover is three times as old as his son and the sum of their age is 48 . How old is each?

Answer 1

age of groover be 3x since
let age of his son be x
given sum of their ages is 48
x+3x=48
4x=48
x=12
age of son = 12
age of groover = 36
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Answer 2

Hi ,

Let the age of Mr.Grover son = x yrs

age of Mr.Grover = 3x years

according to the problem given ,

Sum of their ages = 48

x + 3x = 48

4x = 48

x = 48/4

x = 12

Therefore ,

age of Mr.Grover son = x = 12 years

Mr.Grover age = 3x

= 3 × 12

= 36 years

I hope this helps you.

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