Question

The average age of a woman and her daughter is 42 years. The ratio of their ages is 2 : 1 respectively. What is the daughter's age?

Answer 1

let the ages of woman be 2x and daughter be x.

now, 2x +x = 42
___3x=42
---____x=14

NOW AGES OF HER DAUGHTER___14×1= 14 years. and woman =14×2 =28...