A grandfather is ten times older than his granddaughter. He is also 54 years older than her. Find their present ages.

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A grandfather is ten times older than his granddaughter. He is also 54 years older than her. Find their present ages.

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answered Dec 23, 2017 by Rohit Singh (61,782 points) 35 133 356
selected Dec 23, 2017 by Golu
 
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Let age of grand daughter be x
age of grandfather is 10 x
A/Q
10 x = 54 + x
9 x = 54
x = 6
10 x = 60
age of grandfather is 60
age of granddaughter is 6

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