Question

what is the present age of meenakshi if she is 25 years older than her son gopal after 5 years she will be twice as old as gopal ​

Answer 1

Answer :

The present age of Meenakshi is 45 year's

Step-by-step Explanation :

Given : Meenakshi is 25 year's older than her son gopal.

After 5 year's she will be twice as old as gopal

To find : present age of Meenakshi = ?

Meenakshi is 25 years older than her son gopal ----------( given )

Let gopal's present age be x yrs.

So, her mother age = x+25 yrs.

According to the question,

x + 25 + 5 = 2( x + 5 )

2x + 10 = x + 30

2x - x = 30 - 10

x = 20

So, gopal's Age = x = 20 yrs.

Her mother, Meenakshi's age is = 20 + 25 = 45 yrs.