Question

Riya is 6 years older than his brother ajay. If the sum of their ages be 28 years. Find their present ages?

Answer 1

Question :

Riya is 6 years older than his brother ajay. If the sum of their ages be 28 years. Find their present ages?

Answer :

Age of Ajay is 11 years and age of Riya is 17.

Step-by-step explanation :

Let the age of Ajay be $x$.

Then Riya's age = $(x+6)$

Also given, sum of their ages is 28 years.

Now, according to question,

⇒ $x+x+6=28$

⇒ $2x+6=28$

⇒ $2x=22$

⇒ $x=11$

So, age of Ajay, $x=11$ years

Age of Riya = $x+6=11+6=17$ years

Answer 2

$\sf\underline{Step-by-step \: explanation}$

Let Ajay's age be x

Then, Riya's age will be x+6

Acc. to the question,

x+x+6= 28

2x+6= 28

2x= 28-6

x= 11

Hence, the age of Ajay will be,

x= 11x= 11 years

Riya's age,

x+6= 11+6= 17 years

Verification,

11+17= 28

28= 28.

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Vijay's age,

${\boxed{\boxed{\sf{\red{11 \: years}}}}}$

Riya's age,

${\boxed{\boxed{\sf{\green{17 \: years}}}}}$

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