Question

17. The present age of the father is 42 years and of his son is 14 years. Then find ratio between,
the fathers to the son, when the son was 12 years old.
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Answer 1

Answer:

when the son was 12 years old father will be 40 years old

40 / 12

= 10 / 3

ratio is 10:3

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

When son was 12 years, i.e., 2 years ago, then father was (42 – 2) = 40 years

Therefore, the ratio of their ages = 12:40 = 3:10