Math, asked by littleprincesspriya, 11 months ago

A man in 6 times as old as his son now.in 6 years time there ages will be in the ratio of 7 :2 what is the current age of the son​

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Answered by angeljhn
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Answer:

6 years

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the age of the son be x years

Then the age of his father will be 6x

A/Q,

(6x + 6)/ (x+6) = 7/2

=> 2(6x + 6) = 7(x +6)

=> 12x + 12 = 7x + 42

=> 5x = 30

=> x = 6

Hence , the age of the son is 6 years.

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