Question

the sum of ages of mothers and her daughters is 60 years if daughter's age is the third of her mother, find their age

Answer 1

Answer:

let age of the mother=x and age of her daughter= y

According to question

(x+y)=60 - (1)

therefore, y=3x

=>substituting the value of y in eqn 1 ,we get

x+3x=60

=> 4x=60

=> x=60÷4=15

since x=15

therefore y=3×15=45

hence,the age are 45&15 respectively