a man's age is 3 times that of his son and in 12 years he will be twice as old as his son would be what are the present ages
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let age of mans son be h
h×3=man age
3h=12+2h
3h-2h=12
h=12
son age is 12 years
man age is 3×12=36 year
h×3=man age
3h=12+2h
3h-2h=12
h=12
son age is 12 years
man age is 3×12=36 year
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Let the son's age be x
The man's age = 3x
After 12 years. (+12)
3x = 12+2x
3x-2x = 12
x = 12
T̲h̲e̲ m̲a̲n̲'̲s̲ a̲g̲e̲ = 12×3 = 36 y̲r̲s̲
̲T̲h̲e̲ s̲o̲n̲'̲s̲ p̲r̲e̲s̲e̲n̲t̲ a̲g̲e̲ = x̲ = 12 y̲r̲s̲
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Down here ⏬
Let the son's age be x
The man's age = 3x
After 12 years. (+12)
3x = 12+2x
3x-2x = 12
x = 12
T̲h̲e̲ m̲a̲n̲'̲s̲ a̲g̲e̲ = 12×3 = 36 y̲r̲s̲
̲T̲h̲e̲ s̲o̲n̲'̲s̲ p̲r̲e̲s̲e̲n̲t̲ a̲g̲e̲ = x̲ = 12 y̲r̲s̲
Hope it helps. ^-^
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