Kavita's age is eight years more than thrice the sum of the ages of her two grandsons who are twins.…
Let the sum of the twins' present ages be \(S\), so Kavita's age is \(3S+8\). Nine years later \(3S+8+9=2(S+18)+1\), which gives \(S=20\) and Kavita's present age 68. Each…
Choose your answer
Kavita's age is eight years more than thrice the sum of the ages of her two grandsons who are twins. Nine years later, Kavita's age will be one year more than two times the sum of the ages of her two grandsons. What was the age of Kavita when her grandsons were born?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer A
Let the sum of the twins' present ages be , so Kavita's age is . Nine years later , which gives and Kavita's present age 68. Each twin is 10 now, so when they were born Kavita was years old.
Practice for these exams
-
UGC NET Law
Subject revision
See pack details on LawMint.net -
UGC NET Paper I