Ganesh is one year more than twice Kumar's age.

Ganesh is one year more than twice Kumar's age. The sum of their age is 7. How old each?

Quiz

Answer/Solution

5, 2

Steps/Work

Explanation:
Let the present ages of Anand and Bala be 'a' and 'b' respectively.
Given a - 2b = 1 --- (1)
a+b = 7----(2) =>b =7-a
Substituting b = 7-a in first equation,
3a-14 = 1 => a = 5
=> b = 2
Answer: B