Question

Q5. Raju's father's age is 5 years more than three times Raju's age. Raju's
father's age is 44 years old.
a) Write the equation for the above statement.
b) To solve the above equation, which number we have to transpose?
c) Find Raju's age.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

let raju's age = x

father = 3x +5

equation =  father's age = 3x + 5 = 44

answer

raju's age =

father = = 3x + 5 = 44

= 3x = 44-5=41

= x = 41/3

therefore raju's age = 41/3 = 13 years (think so - 2 months)