Question

6. Father says to his son: "On the date of
birth of yours. I was twice older than you are
now." Then which one of the following
statements is true?
(a) The present ages of the father and
his son are 30 years and 10 years
respectively.
(b) The present ages of the father and
his son are 48 years and 12 years
respectively,
(c) Nothing can be said about their
ages.
(d) The ratio of the present ages of the
father to the son is 3:1.​

Answer 1

Answer:

(c) Nothing can be said about their ages

Answer 2

Answer:

(a) The present ages of the father and son are 30 years and 10 years.

Step-by-step explanation:

If the son is 10 years and his father is 30 years now, then during his time of birth, i.e., 10 years ago, the father had been (30-10) yrs. = 20 years which is twice the age of the son now, (10*2)yrs. = 20 years.

This is how it satisfies the equation