Question

Ritus mother's age is 7 years more than two time Ritus age. Ritus mother is 37 years old. Set up an equation to find Ritus age (Take Ritus age to be 'x' years)

Answer 1

2x + 7 = 37

Ritu's age = 15 years

Explanation:

Given:

Ritu's mother age = 37

Find:

Ritu's age

Assume;

Ritu's age = x

So,

2x + 7 = 37

2x = 30

x = 15

Ritu's age = 15 years