Question

sixteen years later ushati will be two times as old as she was 16 years ago. how old is she now?

Answer 1

Let us consider Ushati's present age to be 'x'
Therefore, 16 years ago, she would have been 'x -16', and 16 years later, she will be 'x + 16'
Through the question, we get the equation: x + 16 = 2 (x - 16)
Solving this step by step, we have x + 16 = 2x - 32
Therefore, 16 + 32 = 2x - x (By transposing)

So, x = 48 years, which is Ushati's present age. (You can verify this)
Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us consider Ushati's present age to be 'x'

Therefore, 16 years ago, she would have been 'x -16', and 16 years later, she will be 'x + 16'

Through the question, we get the equation: x + 16 = 2 (x - 16)

Solving this step by step, we have x + 16 = 2x - 32

Therefore, 16 + 32 = 2x - x (By transposing)

So, x = 48 years, which is Ushati's present age. (You can verify this)

Hope this helps.