Question

A boy is 30 years younger than his father.If the sum of the ages of the son and the father is 56, find the age of the song

Answer 1

If the boy is 30 years younger and the sum of ages of father and son is 56 and age of the son is 56-30=26

Answer 2

let the age of the father be x

son age will be x - 30

sum of their ages is 56.

so x + x - 30 = 56
2 ( x ) - 30 = 56

2 x = 86

x = 43

age of son is x - 30

43 - 30 = 13 years old