Question

marys age is 2 upon 3 that of peters age. two years ago marys age was 1 upon 2 of whats peters age will be in 5years time. how old is peter now plzz

Answer 1

Answer:

the Peter age be 27

Step-by-step explanation:

Let assume peter be

And, then mary is 2p ÷ 3

So

The equation would be  

2p ÷ 3  - 2 = 1 ÷ 2 (p + 5)

4p - 12 = 3p + 15

p = 27

So Peter age be 27

And, the mary age is

= 2 (27) ÷ 3

= 18

Hence, the Peter age be 27