The age of a mother is 4 times that of his son. Five year ago, the...............What is the present age of the mother ?

Question

The age of a mother is 4 times that of her son.
Five year ago, the mother was nine times as old as her son was at that time.
What is the present age of the mother ?

Answer 1

Let's present age of son=x
Then present age of mother=y=4x....... (i)
5 yrs back
(y-5)=9(x-5)
(4x-5)=9(x-5)............From (i)
X=8
Y=4*8=32
Ans Mother's present age is 32 yrs

Answer 2

Thirty-two. Her son is eight. Five years ago, she was twenty-seven, and her son was three.

Answer 3

Two, you really need to work on your wording.

The age of a mother is 4 times that of her son.
Five years ago, the mother was nine times as old as her son was at that time.
What is the present age of the mother ?
Other option, 'Mother' would be a boys name as stated.

Comments

Fixed! wow