Question

A father is thrice as old as his son. sum of their ages is 88.find present age

Answer 1

Let the age of son be a
Father's age = 3a

According to question
a+3a = 88
=> 4a = 88
=> a = 22

Son's age = 22 years
Father's age = 66 years

Answer 2

consider sons age x
then fathers age will be 3x
x+3x=88
4x=88
x=22
sons age is 22
fathers is 66