A father's age is three time the sum of the age of his two children. After 5 year his age will be two times the sum of their ages. Find the present age of the father.
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Let the sum of the age of two children be x and y be the age of father
Father age =3* sum of children age
y = 3x (1)
After 5 yrs
Father age = 2* sum of children age
y+5. = 2*(x+5) (2)
Putting the value of y from (1) in (2)
3x+5 = 2x + 10
3x-2x =10-5
x =5
Father age y =3*5
y =15
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