Question

Sameer is 8 years old. Sameer's mother is 24 years older than Sameer.
In how many years time will Sameer's mother be three times as old as Sameer?

Answer 1

Answer is 4 years.

Present age of Sameer = 8 yrs

Present age of Sameer's mother = 8+24 = 32 yrs

Let his mother be 3 times as old as him in x yrs

So, (32+x) = 3(8+x)

32+x = 24+3x

3x-x = 32-24

2x = 8

x = 4

So, Sameer's mother will be 3 times as old as Sameer in 4 years.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Let after 8 years sameer's mother will be three times older than sameer.

so, 3(8+x) = (32+x)

24 + 3x = 32 + x

2x = 8

x = 4

ANSWER: In 4 years, Sameer's mother be three times as old as Sameer.