A boy is 25years younger than his father.Three years ago the boy's age was one sixth the age of his father.Then find the present age of the boy
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8 years
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the age of the boy be x
Then age if father = x + 25
Age of boy 3 years ago = x - 3
Age of father = x + 22
Given
6 ( x - 3 ) = x +22
6x - 18 = x + 22
5x = 40
x = 8
There age of boy is 8 ( pretty young )
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