One-half of Meera’s age two years from now plus one-third of her age three years ago is twenty years. Find how old is she now?
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Let Meera's present age is x years. By the given condition,
1/2(x+2)+1/3(x-3)=20
or, x/2+1+x/3-1=20
or, (3x+2x)/6=20
or, 5x=20×6
or, x=120/5
or, x=24 years
1/2(x+2)+1/3(x-3)=20
or, x/2+1+x/3-1=20
or, (3x+2x)/6=20
or, 5x=20×6
or, x=120/5
or, x=24 years
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