Question 1
When Sapna was born, Akshay was 17 years old. The sum of their present ages is 27. Find Sapna's age when Sapna was half of Akshay's age (this will happen in 12 years).
Let Sapna's current age = 5, Akshay's current age = 22
Given: When Sapna was born (0 years old), Akshay was 17 years old.
Therefore, Akshay is always 17 years older than Sapna.
So 22 = 5 + 17 ✓
Condition: Find t such that Sapna's age = ½ of Akshay's age
Equation: 5 + t = ½(22 + t)
Multiply both sides by 2: 25 + 2t = 22 + t
Simplify: 25 + 2t - t = 22
25 + t = 22
t = 22 - 25
t = 22 - 10 = 12
At that time, Sapna's age = 5 + 12 = 17
Verification: When Sapna is 17, Akshay is 34 = 34
Check: Is 17 = ½ × 34? ½ × 34 = 17.0 ✓
Note: Mathematically, this always equals the age difference (17) because:
event_age = current_a + t = current_a + (current_b - 2·current_a) = current_b - current_a = age_diff
Given: When Sapna was born (0 years old), Akshay was 17 years old.
Therefore, Akshay is always 17 years older than Sapna.
So 22 = 5 + 17 ✓
Condition: Find t such that Sapna's age = ½ of Akshay's age
Equation: 5 + t = ½(22 + t)
Multiply both sides by 2: 25 + 2t = 22 + t
Simplify: 25 + 2t - t = 22
25 + t = 22
t = 22 - 25
t = 22 - 10 = 12
At that time, Sapna's age = 5 + 12 = 17
Verification: When Sapna is 17, Akshay is 34 = 34
Check: Is 17 = ½ × 34? ½ × 34 = 17.0 ✓
Note: Mathematically, this always equals the age difference (17) because:
event_age = current_a + t = current_a + (current_b - 2·current_a) = current_b - current_a = age_diff