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Q.

Five years ago, Nuri was thrice as old as Sonu. Express the information in a linear equation.


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a

x+y=5

b

x=3y-10

c

y=3x+5

d

None of these 

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Let the age of Nuri be x
Let the age of sonu be y
According to the question ,
5 years ago,
The Nuri age =  ( x -5 )
The Sonu age = ( y - 5 )
     (x-5)=3(y-5)
     x=3y-15+5
     x=3y-10
So, Option 2 is correct.
 
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