as old as her son. In four years she will Kareem is three times as old as his son. After ten years, the sum of then ages will be 76 years.
Find their present ages.
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Let the age of Kareem and his son be x and y respectively
According to question ,
x=3y⟶(i)
After 10 years,
Age of Kareem =x+10
Age of his son =y+10
∴(x+10)+(y+10)=76
x+y=56⟶(ii)
x−3y=0
On subtracting , 4y=56
y=14 years old
putting value of y in ⟶(i)
x=3×14=42 years
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