Question

State True or False (with explanation)

Arjun is 24 years older than Pooja. In 6 years, he will be thrice as old as Pooja.
Then, the sum of their present ages is 42.


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Answer 1

Answer:

Let Arun's age be x

Arun's father age be 3x

According to the question

x+3x=56

4x=56

x=

4

56

x=14

3x=42

Therefore, Arun's age is 14 years and his father's age is 42 years.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

False

because if he's thrice old as Pooja he must be 12 year older so if subtract 12 from zArjuns present age then it will be 24+12= 36 which is not equal to 42