14. Mrs Goel is 27 years older than her daughter Rekha. After 8 years

1.	14. Mrs Goel is 27 years older than her daughter Rekha. After 8 years she will be twice as old asRekha. Find their present ages.
Answer» LET REKHA's present age be x therefore, mrs GOEL's present age is x+27 after 8 yrs... rekha's age=x+8 mrs goel's age=x+27+8 according to the problem.... 2(x+8)=x+27+8 2x+16=x+35 2x-x=35-16 x=19 rekha's present age=x=19yrs therefore mrs goel's present age=x+27=(19+27)yrs=46yrs Step-by-step EXPLANATION:

14. Mrs Goel is 27 years older than her daughter Rekha. After 8 years she will be twice as old asRekha. Find their present ages.

Answer»

LET REKHA's present age be x

therefore, mrs GOEL's present age is x+27

after 8 yrs...

rekha's age=x+8

mrs goel's age=x+27+8

according to the problem....

2(x+8)=x+27+8

2x+16=x+35

2x-x=35-16

x=19

rekha's present age=x=19yrs

therefore mrs goel's present age=x+27=(19+27)yrs=46yrs

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