Meera's mother is four times as old as Meera. After five years her mother will be three times as old as she will be then. What are their present ages?

Meera's mother is four times as old as Meera. After five years her mot

1.	Meera's mother is four times as old as Meera. After five years her mother will be three times as old as she will be then. What are their present ages?
Answer» TION.Let the age of MEERA's mother be = x YEARS.Let the age of meera's be = y years.Meera's mother is 4 times as old as meera.=> x = 4y ........(1)After 5 years, her mother will be THREE times as old as she will be then. => Let the present age of meera's mother ( x + 5 ) years. => Let the present age of meera's = ( y + 5 ) years. => ( x + 5 ) = 3 ( y + 5 ) => x + 5 = 3y + 15 => x - 3y = 10 ...... (2) from equation (1) and (2) we get, PUT the value of equation (1) in (2) we get, => 4y - 3y = 10=> y = 10 put the value of y = 10 in equation (1) we get, => x = 4(10) => x = 40 years. Therefore, present age of meera's mother = x = 40 years. present age of meera's = y = 10 years.