28 years
Step-by-step explanation:
Co-relating their ages:
- Let's say, the cat is x years old.
The dog is twice as old as the cat
- That makes the dog 2x years old.
The monkey is twice as old as the dog.
- That is, 2 × (2x) = 4x years old
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Calculating the total:
Their total age is 4 years 2 months.
1 year has 12 months
=> 4 years have (4 × 12)
= 48 months
Since, the total age is 4 years 2 months, we can express it in "months" by adding "48" and "2".
= 50 months
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Solving for x:
Sum of their ages = 50 months
=> x + 2x + 4x = 50
=> 7x = 50
=>x = 50/ 7 months
If we write this in mixed fractions the whole number will represent the number of years.
=
[tex] \mathsf{7 \frac{1}{7} \: \: months}[/tex]
[tex] = \mathsf{7 \: years \: \frac{1}{7} \: \: months}[/tex]
The value of 1/ 7 is really small,I.e., 0.1428...
So, we can ignore the fraction while rounding off the term that makes it
[tex] \mathsf{x = 7yrs.(approx.)}[/tex]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Recall:
x is the age of the cat.
The monkey's age is "4x"
= 4 × 7
= 28 years.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Answer:
So, the monkey's age is approximately 28 years
