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Mr Gaurav is 3 time as old as his son and the sum of their age is 48 how old is each |
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Answer» let Gaurav's PRESENT age be x let his son's present age be y x=3y x-3y=0 (1)
x+y=48 (2)
SOLVING eq. 1 and 2 simultaneously x-3y=0 x+y=48 (SUBTRACTION) -4y=-48 y=12 x=48-12 x=36 son is 12 years old Gaurav is 36 years |
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