Question

A parents age and child’s age is a 5:2 ratio how old is the child if the parent is 50

Answer 1

The child is 20 years of age

Answer 2

20

Explanation:

parent: child

5 :2

The parent is 50

50/5 = 10

Multiply each term by 10

5:10 : 2*10

50 : 20

The child is 20