Problema Solution

Rakhi's mother is 4 times as old as her.After 5 years her mother will be three times as old as she will be then.Find their present ages.

Answer provided by our tutors

let age of Rakhi be xears and  her mother = 4x

4x+5 = 3(x+5)

4x+5 = 3x +15

x= 10

present age of Rakhi and her mother respectively are 10 and 40 years