Math, asked by Rajkuamar, 1 year ago

A man is four times as old as his son After 16 years he will be only twice as old as his son find their present ages

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Answered by ExoticExplorer
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Let the present age of father be x and the son be y. 
Now, x = 4y ---------- (1) 
After 16 years,

age of father will be x+ 16
age of son will be y +16 
Therefore, x + 16 = 2( y + 16)

x + 16 = 2y + 32
x = 2y + 16
or 4y = 2y + 16 {Using equation (a)}
2y = 16
y = 8 
Plugging back the value of y in equation (1), we get:
x = 4*8 = 32 
Hence, the present age of father is 32 years and present age of son is 8 years.

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