Question

Question 5
Shobo’s mother’s present age is six times Shobo’s present age. Shobo’s age five years from now will be one third of his mother’s present age. What are their present age?

Answer 1

Let Shobo’s present age be x years.
And Shobo’s mother’s present age = 6x years

According to the question,
$x+5=\frac{1}{3}\times 6x$
$\Rightarrow x+5=2x\Rightarrow 2x=x+5$
$\Rightarrow 2x-x=5\Rightarrow x=5years$
Hence, Shobo's present age = 5 years
And Shobo's mother's present age
$=6\times 5=30years$