a father is twice as old as his son the sum of their ages is 49 find their ages
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is this question correction because the age is coming in decimal which is not possible
please re check the question
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Let the age of son be x
Age of father=2x
According to the condition,
2x+x=48
x=48/3=16
(i think it 48 not 49 check)
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Step-by-step explanation:
let the age of the son be X and the age of the father be 2x
then:
x+2x=48 Add like terms
3x=48 (Divide out by 3 both sides)
x=16
So the age of the son is 16 and that of the father is 32
(But their sum is not 49, it is 48)
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