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18 December, 11:16

Sonu's grandmother is 80 years old and Sonu is 20 years old. how many years ago was his grandmother 7 times as old as Son? (linear equations in one variable)

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  1. 18 December, 13:53
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    10 years ago

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Let x be the number of years ago

    x years ago,

    Sonu's grandmother was 80 - x

    Sonu was 20 - x

    x years ago,

    the grandmother was 7 times as old as Sonu

    80 - x = 7 (20 - x)

    80 - x = 140 - 7x

    6x = 60

    x = 10
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