Solving Bunty and Bubbly's Age Problem
We need to find Bunty's current age based on the given information about the sum of their present ages and their ages after 2 years.
Setting Up the Equations
Let Bunty's present age be \(B\) years and Bubbly's present age be \(L\) years.
- From the first statement, the sum of their present ages is 24 years: \(B + L = 24\) (Equation 1)
- After 2 years, Bunty's age will be \(B + 2\) and Bubbly's age will be \(L + 2\).
- From the second statement, after 2 years, Bunty's age will be three times Bubbly's age: \(B + 2 = 3 \times (L + 2)\) \(B + 2 = 3L + 6\) \(B = 3L + 4\) (Equation 2)
Calculating Bunty's Present Age
Now, we solve the system of two equations.
- Substitute the expression for \(B\) from Equation 2 into Equation 1: \((3L + 4) + L = 24\)
- Simplify and solve for \(L\): \(4L + 4 = 24\) \(4L = 24 - 4\) \(4L = 20\) \(L = \frac{20}{4}\) \(L = 5\) So, Bubbly's present age is 5 years.
- Substitute the value of \(L\) back into Equation 1 to find \(B\): \(B + 5 = 24\) \(B = 24 - 5\) \(B = 19\)
Alternatively, substitute \(L=5\) into Equation 2:
\(B = 3 \times 5 + 4\)
\(B = 15 + 4\)
\(B = 19\)
Conclusion
Bunty's present age is 19 years.
Similar Questions
- Among five people named V, W, X, Y and Z, each have a certain age. Y is four times the age of X. V is two times the age of X. Y is five times the age of W. The age of W is 12. If Z is thrice the age of V, what is the age of Z?
- Among five people named V, W, X, Y and Z, each have a certain age. The age of X is 12. V is four times the age of Z. Y is half the age of V. W is thrice the age of X. If Z is one ninth the age of W, what is the age of Y?
- Consider the given question and decide which of the following statements is sufficient to answer the question.
What is the birth year of Mr. Rajesh?
Statements:
1. At present Mr. Rajesh is 25 years younger to his father
2. Mr. Rajesh’s sister who was born on 1974 is 35 years younger to his father - 15 years ago, Shyam was twice as old as Prabhat. Five years from now Prabhat’s age will be $\frac{5}{8}$ of Shyam’s age. What is Shyam’s current age?
Important Questions from Problem on Age
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The ratio of the ages of A, B and C, 5 years ago, was 4 : 5 : 7. The sum of their present ages is 135 years. What will be the sum of the ages (in years) of B and C, 3 years from now?
The ratio of the present age of Mahesh and Ajay is 3 : 2 respectively. After 8 years. Ratio of their age will be 11: 8. What will be the present age of Mahesh’s son if his age is half of the present age of Ajay?
In a school, the average age of boys and girls together is 16.8 years, the average age of boys is 15.4 years, and the average age of girls is 18.2 years. The ratio of number of boys to girls in the school is:
The difference between age of Sunita and Sheela is 12 years. If 9 years ago, elder's age was 4 times of younger's age, then what are their present age?
A. 11 and 23
B. 15 and 27
C. 13 and 25
D. 23 and 35
