Question

Rahul's mother is three times his age and the sum of their ages is 36. Find their ages.​

Answer 1

Let, His age = x

So, His mother's age = 3x

Given, Sum of their ages is 36

So, The equation formed = x+3x=36

So, Value of x =

x+3x=36

4x = 36

x = 36/4

x = 9

So, His age = 9 years

His mother's age = 9×3

= 24 years

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Answer 2

Answer:

Let the present age of Rahul be (x) years

Let the present age of his mother be (3x) years

According to question --------------

x + 3x = 36

4x = 36

x = 36 / 4

x = 9

So, the present age of Rahul is 9 years

And his mother age is ( 3 x 9 ) = 27 years.

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