• The ratio of age of daughter and mother is 1:3 if the total of daughter and mother is 80 years Find the age of daughter and mother
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Answer:
Mother's present age is 40 years.
Daughter's present age is 15 years.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given : The ratio of the present ages of a mother and daughter is 8:3. After 5 years the ratio of their ages will be 9:4.
To find : Their present age ?
Solution :
The ratio of the present ages of a mother and daughter is 8:3.
Let the age of the mother be 8x, and that of the daughter be 3x.
After 5 years the ratio of their ages will be 9:4.
i.e. their ages will be (8x+5) and (3x+5)
According to question,
\frac{8x+5}{3x+5}=\frac{9}{4}
3x+5
8x+5
=
4
9
Cross multiply,
4(8x+5)=9(3x+5)4(8x+5)=9(3x+5)
32x+20=27x+4532x+20=27x+45
32x-27x=45-2032x−27x=45−20
5x=255x=25
x=\frac{25}{5}x=
5
25
x=5x=5
Mother's present age is
M=8\times 5=40\ yearsM=8×5=40 years
Daughter's present age is
D=3\times 5=15\ yearsD=3×5=15 years
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The average age of a woman and her daughter is 42 years. The ratio of their ages is 2:1. What is the daughter's age?
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Answer:
Mother's present age is 40 years.
Daughter's present age is 15 years.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given : The ratio of the present ages of a mother and daughter is 8:3. After 5 years the ratio of their ages will be 9:4.
To find : Their present age ?
Solution :
The ratio of the present ages of a mother and daughter is 8:3.
Let the age of the mother be 8x, and that of the daughter be 3x.
After 5 years the ratio of their ages will be 9:4.
i.e. their ages will be (8x+5) and (3x+5)
According to question,
\frac{8x+5}{3x+5}=\frac{9}{4}
3x+5
8x+5
=
4
9
Cross multiply,
4(8x+5)=9(3x+5)4(8x+5)=9(3x+5)
32x+20=27x+4532x+20=27x+45
32x-27x=45-2032x−27x=45−20
5x=255x=25
x=\frac{25}{5}x=
5
25
x=5x=5
Mother's present age is
M=8\times 5=40\ yearsM=8×5=40 years
Daughter's present age is
D=3\times 5=15\ yearsD=3×5=15 years
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The average age of a woman and her daughter is 42 years. The ratio of their ages is 2:1. What is the daughter's age?