Ali's father is 45 years old. He is 15 years older than twice Ali's age. How old is Ali?
16 years
12 years
15 years
17 years
Let Ali's age = x Ali's fathers age = 2x + 15 According to the question 2x + 15 = 45 Or, x = 15 Therefore, Ali's age is 15 years.
Question 3(ii) Solve the following : Laxmi’s father is 49 years old. He is 4 years older than three times Laxmi’s age . What is Laxmi’s age?