Question

Louis is 6 times mary's age. If the difference in their ages is 20 how old is louis

Answer 1

Answer:

louis age is 26

Step by step explanation:

their difference = 20

and Louis is 6 times

then 20 + 6 = 26

Answer 2

Louis is $6$ times Mary's age. If the difference in their ages is 20 then Louis is $24$ years old.

What is age?

Age is defined as the length of time that somebody has lived or that something has existed.

Let,

Mary's age  $=x$ years

So, Louis' age  $= 6x$ years

According to question,

$6x-x=20$

$5x=20$

$x=4$

So, Louis' age  $= 24$ years

Hence, we can say that Louis is $24$ years old.

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