GENPACT Company Logical Reasoning Blood Relations

The sum of the ages of Tony and Teddy equals thrice their mother’s age. Tony is two years younger than Teddy. If the age of the mother is 42, find the ages of Tony and Teddy?

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let teddy's age=x,and tony's age is x-2
therefore,3*(x+x-2)=42
x=8,x-2=6
ans=8,6
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x=age of teddy,x-2=age of tony:3(x+(x-2))=42,solving, we get,x(age of teddy)=8,x-2(age of tony)=6
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