3 years ago John was 5 and his mother was 5 times his age.how old is John in 5 years time?
To solve this problem, we'll start by finding John's current age. Given that 3 years ago John was 5, we can determine that his current age is 5 + 3 = 8.
Next, we need to determine his mother's age 3 years ago. We are told that John's mother was 5 times his age at that time, so her age would be 5 * 5 = 25.
Now that we know John's mother's age 3 years ago, we can find her current age by adding 3 to it. Her age in the present would be 25 + 3 = 28.
To find John's age in 5 years, we add 5 to his current age. Therefore, in 5 years time, John would be 8 + 5 = 13 years old.
3 years ago:
John was 5 yrs. old.
Mother was 25 yrs. old.
John's in 5 yrs. time = 5 + 5 = 10 yrs.