Ten years ago, Kumar was thrice as old as Sailesh was but 10 years hence, he will be only twice as ...
Ten years ago, Kumar was thrice as old as Sailesh was but 10 years hence, he will be only twice as old. Find Kumar’s present age.
Answer/Solution
70 years
Steps/Work
Let Kumar’s present age be x years and Sailesh’s present age be y years.
Then, according to the first condition,
x - 10 = 3(y - 10) or, x - 3y = - 20 ..(1)
Now. Kumar’s age after 10 years = (x + 10) years
Sailesh’s age after 10 years = (y + 10)
(x + 10) = 2 (y + 10) or, x - 2y = 10 ..(2)
Solving (1) and (2), we get x = 70 and y = 30
Kumar’s age = 70 years and Sailesh’s age = 30 years.
ANSWER:C
Then, according to the first condition,
x - 10 = 3(y - 10) or, x - 3y = - 20 ..(1)
Now. Kumar’s age after 10 years = (x + 10) years
Sailesh’s age after 10 years = (y + 10)
(x + 10) = 2 (y + 10) or, x - 2y = 10 ..(2)
Solving (1) and (2), we get x = 70 and y = 30
Kumar’s age = 70 years and Sailesh’s age = 30 years.
ANSWER:C