Question

a father ages 42years has a son aged 9. in how many years will be age of the son be one-fourth that of the father​

Answer 1

Answer:

2 years

Step-by-step explanation:

let the time be n years

then 42 + n = 4 ( 9 + n) [since age of son shoulf be one fourth of father]

removing parenthesis

42 + n = 36 + 4n

6 = 3n

2 = n

hence after 2 years age of son will be 1/4 of father

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