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# Shobo's mother's present age is six times Shobo's present age. Shobo's age five years from now will be one third of his mother's present age. What are their present ages?​

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Assume the Shobo’s present age as $x$. Then according to the question find the mother’s present age in terms of $x$. After that, apply the condition of five years and you will get the equation. Simplify it and you will get the answer.

In Mathematics, an equation is a statement that asserts the equality of two expressions. The word equation and its cognates in other languages may have subtly different meanings; for example, in French an equation is defined as containing one or more variables, while in English any equality is an equation.

Solving an equation containing variables consists of determining which values of the variables make the equality true. Variables are also called unknowns and the values of the unknowns that satisfy the equality are called solutions of the equation. There are two kinds of equations: identities and conditional equations. An identity is true for all values of the variable. A conditional equation is only true for particular values of the variables.
Single variable equation can be $x+2=0$.

An equation is written as two expressions, connected by an equals sign ("$=$"). The expressions on the two sides of the equals sign are called the "left-hand side" and "right-hand side" of the equation.

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$A{{x}^{2}}+Bx+C=y$
has left-hand side $A{{x}^{2}}+Bx+C$ which has three terms, and right-hand side $y$, consisting of just one term. The unknowns are $x$ and $y$ and the parameters are $A,$ $B,$ and $C$.

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Let Shobo’s present age be $x$years.
Then according to the question, the present age of his mother will be $6x$years.
After five years,
Shobo’s age will be $(x+5)$years.
It is given in question that after five years, Shobo’s age will be one third of his mother's present age.
$(x+5)=\dfrac{1}{3}(6x)$
Simplifying above equation we get,
\begin{align} & (x+5)=2x \\ & 5=2x-x \\ & x=5 \\ \end{align}
$x=5$years

Therefore, Shobo’s present age will be $5$years and his mother’s present age will be $6x=6\times 5=30$years.

Note:
Read the question carefully. Do not confuse yourself while simplifying. Also, you must understand the concept behind the question. Do not miss any term. Take care that no mistakes occur. Solve the question in a step by step manner.