Question

sukanta is 6 times older than his brother.the sum of their ages is 28 years.find the ages of sukanta and his brother

Answer 1

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Let present age of sukanta's brother be X years.




Age of sukanta = 6x.




A/Q



6x + x = 28



7x = 28


x = 4 years.




Present age of sukanta's brother = X = 4 years




Sukanta age = 6x = 6 × 4 = 24 years.

Answer 2

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Let present age of Sukanta's brother be x

Now , age of sukanta will be 6x

According to the question !

6x + x = 28

7x = 28

x = 28 / 7

x = 4

Presently Sukanta's age = 4 yrs

Her brother's age = 6x = 6 ( 4 ) = 24 yrs

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