Question

The ratio of the age of mother and her son is 5:2 if the age of the son is 16 years, find the age of mother.

Answer 1

Answer:

ratio of mother to son age is 5:2

let the son age be 2x

according to questiin the son age is 16 yrs

therefore 2x=16

x=16/2=8

similarly mother age =5x

=5*8 =40 yrs

hence the mother age will be 40 yrs