deepak is twice as old as vikas after twelve years his age will be thrice that of vikas. find there present ages
Let Vikas's age be x
Deepak's = 2x
After 12 yrs, vikas = x+12
Deepak =2x+12
2x+12 = 3(x+12)
Now solve for x
Let's solve the problem step-by-step:
Let's assume Vikas's present age as "x."
According to the given information, Deepak is twice as old as Vikas, so Deepak's present age would be "2x."
After twelve years:
Vikas's age will be x + 12.
Deepak's age will be 2x + 12.
According to the second part of the given information, Deepak's age will be thrice that of Vikas's age after twelve years:
2x + 12 = 3(x + 12).
Now we can solve this equation to find the value of x:
2x + 12 = 3x + 36.
Subtracting 2x from both sides:
12 = x + 36.
Subtracting 36 from both sides:
-24 = x.
So, Vikas's present age (x) is -24.
However, age cannot be negative, and therefore, this solution is not realistic.
The problem may have an error or omission. Please double-check the statement of the problem or provide any additional information if available.
To solve this problem, let's assume that Deepak's current age is D and Vikas's current age is V.
According to the problem, Deepak is currently twice as old as Vikas. Therefore, we can write this relationship as:
D = 2V ...........(1)
Additionally, we are given that after twelve years, Deepak's age will be thrice that of Vikas. So, we can write this relationship as:
(D + 12) = 3(V + 12) ...........(2)
Now, let's solve these two equations to find the values of D and V.
From equation (1), we have D = 2V. Let's substitute this value of D in equation (2):
(2V + 12) = 3(V + 12)
2V + 12 = 3V + 36 (by distributing the 3)
Subtracting 2V from both sides:
2V - 2V + 12 = 3V - 2V + 36
12 = V + 36
Subtracting 36 from both sides:
12 - 36 = V + 36 - 36
-24 = V
Hence, Vikas's present age is -24. However, negative age is not possible, so there must be an error in our equations or assumptions. Please double-check the given information and make sure there are no mistakes.