Raju's father's age is 5 years more than three times Raju's age. Find Raju's age.if his father is 44 years old.

Options

A. Raju is 15 years old
B. Raju is 14 years old
C. Raju is 13 years old
D. Raju is 16 years old

Answer

To solve the problem step by step, we will follow the reasoning presented in the video transcript:

### Step-by-Step Solution:

1. **Define the variable**:
Let Raju's age be represented by \( x \).

2. **Set up the equation**:
According to the problem, Raju's father's age is 5 years more than three times Raju's age. We can express this as:
\[ \text{Father's age} = 3x + 5 \]

3. **Use the information given**:
We know that Raju's father's age is 44 years. Therefore, we can set up the equation:
\[ 3x + 5 = 44 \]

4. **Solve for \( x \)**:
First, we need to isolate \( 3x \). We can do this by subtracting 5 from both sides of the equation:
\[ 3x = 44 - 5 \]
Simplifying this gives:
\[ 3x = 39 \]

5. **Divide to find \( x \)**:
Now, we divide both sides by 3 to solve for \( x \):
\[ x = \frac{39}{3} \]
Simplifying this gives:
\[ x = 13 \]

6. **Conclusion**:
Therefore, Raju's age is \( 13 \) years.