Question

a father is 8 times as old as his son. sum of their ages is 54 years, what is the equation? what are their ages .

Answer 1

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Let the son's age be x, then father's age = 8x

8x+x=54
9x=54
x= 54/9
x = 6 years, so son's age is 6 years

Then father's age = 6 years × 8
= 48 years

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Answer 2

let the son's age be x
and father's age be 8x
According to question
x+8x=54 ( it is equation)
so ,
9x= 54
x= 54/9
x=6
son's age= x = 6
father's age = 8x = 8×6= 48