Question

A boy is 'm' years old and his father is 12 times as old as him. Find the sum of their ages in '2p' years time.

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Answer 1

Answer:

let the present age son is =x

Then the present age father is =3x

According to the question

The age of son after 12years=x+12

and the age of father after 12 years =2(x+12)

Therefore,

3x+12=2(x+12)

3x+12=2x+24

x=12

so, the present age of son is 12years.

And the present age of father is 36 years

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