Shobo’s mother’s present age is six times Shobo’s present age. Shobo’s age five years from now will be one third of his mother’s present age. What are their present ages?

Question

Shobo&#x2019;s mother&#x2019;s present age is six times Shobo&#x2019;s present age. Shobo&#x2019;s age five years from now will be one third of his mother&#x2019;s present age. What are their present ages?

Philoid · Accepted Answer

Let Shobo’s age is x years.

Thus, his mother’s age will be 6x years.

Now, x + 5 =

x + 5 = 2x

x = 5

Thus, shobo’s age is 5 years and her mother’s age is 30 years.