Question

the age of seema and her mother together is 72 if the mother is age is three time that of seema what are their ages?

Answer 1

Mother's age =3x
Seema's age =x
X+3x=72
4x=72
X=18=Seema's age
3x=18*3=54=mothers age

Answer 2

let the age of Seema's mother be = 3x
and the age of Seema be = x

According to the question,

3x + x = 72

=> 4x = 72

=> x = 72/4

=> x = 18

therefore,
Seema's age = x = 18 years
Seema's mother's age = 3x = 3×18 = 54 years