Question
What is A's present age, if after 25 years his age will
be 15 times his age 10 years back?Solution
Let A's present age be x. A's age 25 years ago = (x - 25) A's age after 10 years = (x + 10) According to question, =>(x + 25) = 15 (x – 10) => x + 25 = 15x – 150 => 14x = 175 => x = 12.5 years
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