Question

Sarita's father's age is 5 years more than 3 times Sarita's age. What is her father's age?
Take Sarita's present age to be y years .

Answer 1

Her father's age is 3y + 5 years.

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Answer 2

Sarita's father's age is 3y + 5 years

Given :

Sarita's father's age is 5 years more than 3 times Sarita's age.

To find :

Sarita's father's age by taking Sarita's present age to be y years

Solution :

Step 1 of 2 :

Write Sarita's present age

Here it is given that

Sarita's present age = y years

Step 2 of 2 :

Find Sarita's father's age

It is given that Sarita's father's age is 5 years more than 3 times Sarita's age.

Now 3 times Sarita's age

= 3 × y years

= 3y years

Again 5 years more than 3 times Sarita's age

= 5 years more than 3y years

= 3y + 5 years

Hence Sarita's father's age is 3y + 5 years

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