Question

Tulika is 3 times as old as her cousin. The sum of their ages is 36 years. How old is Tulika?

• A. 8 years
• B. 9 years
• C. 27 years
• D. 32 years

Answer 1

The correct option is C 27 years

Let Tulika’s cousin's age be $x.$
Then Tulika’s age will be $3x.$
Given that the sum of their ages is 36.
$\therefore x+3x=36$
$\Rightarrow 4x=36$
$\Rightarrow x=\frac{36}{4}=9$

$\Rightarrow \text{Tulika's age}=3x=3\times 9=27\text{years.}$