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2.
The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the youngest child?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Let the ages of children be x, (x + 3), (x + 6), (x + 9) and (x + 12) years.
Then, x + (x + 3) + (x + 6) + (x + 9) + (x + 12) = 50
5x = 20
x = 4.
Age of the youngest child = x = 4 years.
Discussion:
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Gopinath said:
3 years ago
First, you notice every 5 children birth in 3 years cap in 50 years what's is the age in the youngest child.
X, (x+3), (x+6), (x+9), (x+12) years.
x+(x+3)+(x+6)+(x+9)+(x+12) = 50.
Then, here it's using the method in adding x in out 5X +30 = 50.
5X= 50-30.
5X= 20, divisible by 5,
X= 4.
X, (x+3), (x+6), (x+9), (x+12) years.
x+(x+3)+(x+6)+(x+9)+(x+12) = 50.
Then, here it's using the method in adding x in out 5X +30 = 50.
5X= 50-30.
5X= 20, divisible by 5,
X= 4.
(29)
Chandra said:
3 years ago
(A)+(A+3)+(A+6)+(A+9)+(A+12) =>5A+30.
=> 5A+30 = 50.
=> A = 4.
=> 5A+30 = 50.
=> A = 4.
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Jawahir Saly said:
3 years ago
3rd person age is = 50/5 = 10.
So, age of 1st person = 10 - 6 = 4 years.
So, age of 1st person = 10 - 6 = 4 years.
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Prakash said:
3 years ago
How you taken x+3, 6, 9, 12?
Instead we can take x+1, x+2, x+3, x+4, x+5.
Instead we can take x+1, x+2, x+3, x+4, x+5.
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Hari said:
4 years ago
bro here 50 means?
Hari said:
4 years ago
What 50 indicates here? Please explain.
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M.Manimaran said:
5 years ago
Thank you for the formula @Raj.
Ashu said:
5 years ago
Can anyone explain me this again?
Hariharan said:
5 years ago
@Sonam.
let youngest son Tashi age be x and father's age be y age of Dema be a, And the age of Sangay be b.
y=x+30.
a=x+2.
b=a+3.
a+b+x=52.
x+2+a+3+x=52.
x+2+x+2+3+x=52.
3x+7=52.
3x=45.
x=15.
y=15+30.
y=45.
The age of the father is 45.
let youngest son Tashi age be x and father's age be y age of Dema be a, And the age of Sangay be b.
y=x+30.
a=x+2.
b=a+3.
a+b+x=52.
x+2+a+3+x=52.
x+2+x+2+3+x=52.
3x+7=52.
3x=45.
x=15.
y=15+30.
y=45.
The age of the father is 45.
(1)
Aswini said:
5 years ago
@Sonam.
Father's age = 45.
Father's age = 45.
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