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RAJU'S FATHER'S AGE IS 5 YEARS MORE THAN 3 TIMES RAJU'S AGE. FIND RAJU'S AGE, IF HIS FATHER IS 44 YEARS OLD.

Let the Raju's age be x years.It is given that Raju's father is 5 years more than 3 times Raju's age.Also, Raju's father age is given to be 44 years.This gives,     3x+5=44Solve for x as follows:    3x=44-5    3x=39      x=393     x=13Hence Raju is 13 years old.

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3x + 5 = 44
3x = 44-5
3x = 39
x = 39 / 3 
x = 13
hence , raju's age is 13 yrs .
 
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13 yrs
 
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age of rajus father = 44
raju is =3x+5=44
3x+5-5=44-5
3x=39
=13 
raju is 13 years old.
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LET RAJU'S AGE =x
RAJU'S FATHER AGE=3xRAJU'S AGE +5
                                    44=3X+5
                                    ​3x+5=44        
                                    3x=44-5 (TRANSPOSE 5 TO THE R.H.S)
                                    3x=39
                                    x=39/3 (TRANSPOSE 3 TO R.H.S)
                        ​            ​x=13
HENCE , 
          ​  ​RAJU IS 13 YEARS OLD

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