Question

RAJU'S FATHER'S AGE IS 5 YEARS MORE THAN 3 TIMES RAJU'S AGE. FIND RAJU'S AGE, IF HIS FATHER IS 44 YEARS OLD.

Answer 1

$$\begin{gathered} \mathrm{Let}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{Raju}\text{'}\mathrm{s}\mathrm{age}\mathrm{be}\mathrm{x}\mathrm{years}. \\ \mathrm{It}\mathrm{is}\mathrm{given}\mathrm{that}\mathrm{Raju}\text{'}\mathrm{s}\mathrm{father}\mathrm{is}5\mathrm{years}\mathrm{more}\mathrm{than}3\mathrm{times}\mathrm{Raju}\text{'}\mathrm{s}\mathrm{age}. \\ \mathrm{Also},\mathrm{Raju}\text{'}\mathrm{s}\mathrm{father}\mathrm{age}\mathrm{is}\mathrm{given}\mathrm{to}\mathrm{be}44\mathrm{years}. \\ \mathrm{This}\mathrm{gives}, \\ 3\mathrm{x}+5=44 \\ \mathrm{Solve}\mathrm{for}\mathrm{x}\mathrm{as}\mathrm{follows}: \\ 3\mathrm{x}=44-5 \\ 3\mathrm{x}=39 \\ \mathrm{x}=\frac{39}{3} \\ \mathrm{x}=13 \\ \mathbf{Hence}\mathbf{}\mathbf{Raju}\mathbf{}\mathbf{is}\mathbf{}\mathbf{13}\mathbf{}\mathbf{years}\mathbf{}\mathbf{old}\mathbf{.} \end{gathered}$$