Question

Ram is five years elder to his youngest sibling Shreya. Shreya is two years younger than her brother Ritesh. Ritesh is \[13\] years old and is Ram's brother. How old will Ram be in two years from now?

Answer 1

Hint: In this question we are asked to find the age of Ram in two years from now. To know the age after two years we can simply add the present age with two. But in question Ram’s present age is not given, instead Ritesh's age and Shreya’s age difference is given. From all these given we are going to find Ram’s present age and then the age in two years.

Complete step-by-step answer:
In order to determine the age of ram be in two years from now.
We are given the problem, Ram is five years elder to his youngest sibling Shreya. Shreya is two years younger than her brother Ritesh. Ritesh is \[13\] years old and is Ram's brother.
Let’s write the data’s as follows:
Age of Ritesh \[ = 13\].
Shreya is two years younger than Ritesh.
Age of Shreya \[ = \] \[{\text{Ritesh's age}}\]\[ - 2\]
\[ = 13 - 2\]
Age of Shreya \[ = 11\].
Ram is five years elder to Shreya.
Age of Ram \[ = {\text{Shreya's age}} + 5\]
\[ = 11 + 5\]
Age of Ram \[ = 16\].
Hence the present age of Ram is \[16\].
Ram’s age after two years \[ = {\text{Ram's present age}} + 2\]
\[ = 16 + 2\]
Ram’s age after two years \[ = 18\].
Therefore, the age of Ram in two years from now is \[18\].
So, the correct answer is “18”.

Note: The given question is based on problems on age. To solve this kind of problem we must read the question until we understand the question. Then point out the given and start to solve it.
Some of the formulas to be remind is;
If the present age is \[x\] , then age \[n\] years later we use \[x + n\].
If the present age is \[x\] , then age \[n\] years ago we use \[x - n\].
If someone’s age \[x\] is greater or older than the other one by \[n\] then we use \[x + n\].
If someone’s age \[x\] is smaller or younger than the other one by \[n\] then we use \[x - n\].