Question

father is 4 times as old as his son and sum of their ages is 40 then the age of his son is​

Answer 1

Answer:

36 age

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Answer 2

Answer:

Son's present age is 8 years

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the father's present age be x yrs

Let the son's present age be y yrs

Given:

x=4y -------------> eq 1

x+y = 40 ------------> eq 2

Substituting eq 1 in eq 2

=> 4y+y=40

=> 5y= 40

=> y = 8

now x =4y ,

=> x= 4 x 8= 32