Question

The age of tarun is one third the age of his mother. If the sum of their ages is 56. find the age of tarun

Answer 1

let the age of mother be x
so tarun age is
$\frac{1}{3} x$
$\frac{1}{3} x + x = 56$
$\frac{4x}{3 } = 56$
$4x = 168$
$x = 42$
this is your answer buddy