Question

A man is 24 year older than his son.in 2 years ,his age will be twice the age of his son.the present age of his son is what

Answer 1

let the son's age=x
let the man's age=24+x

24+x+2=2(x+2)
26+x=2x+4
x=22

so the son's age=22
so the man's age=46

Answer 2

let the sons age be x years then
after 2 years his father will be 26 and he willl ne 2x years old
2x=26
x=26/2
x= 13 years
his son his 13 years old