Question

5year ago, the sum of the ages of father and son was 30 years and 5 years hence, father's age will be 5 year more than the double of his son's age. Find their present age

Answer 1

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Let the father be x year

Let the son be y years

Father age 5 year ago=x-5

son age 5 year ago=y-5

According to give---

x-5+y-5=30

x+y=55...(1)

Father age 5 year hence=x+5

Son age 5 year hence=y+5

x+5=5+2(y+5)

x+5=5+2y+10

x+5=2y+15

x-2y=10...(2)

Solving simultaneously ...

x+y=55...(1)..

x-2y=10...(2).

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3y=45

y=15 years

Son age is 15 year

Father age÷

x+y=55

x+15=55

x=40 years

Father age is 40 years ...Ans

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