Question

Please help .. i give medal
Mandilakhe has a son, Dumile.

•Mandilakhe is now 4 times as old as Dumile


•4 years from now, Mandilakhe will be 3 times as old as his son
Determine their ages now...

Answer 1

this are two questions. first and second.

Answer 2

Let x be Dumile's age
4x be Mandilakhe's age
Their ages four year from now.
x+4 be D's age
4x+4 be M's age
Equation:
4x+4 = 3(x+4)
x = 8 - -> Dumile's age now.
4x = 32 - -> Mandilakhe's age now.

Answer 3

Just plug in your question, if you don't understand something.

Answer 4

Thank you so much i made sense out of it. i understand now