Question

a father is 6 times as old as his son in 6 years time he will be that tries an old how long is the father now

Answer 1

father's age=x
son's age=y
given
x=6y-eq 1
x+6=3(y+6)
so x-3y=12-eq 2
put eq 1 in eq 2
6y-3y=12
3y=12
so y=4yrs
father =x=6y=6*4=24years