Question

Father is three times as old as his son. If the difference of their ages is 24 years, find their present ages.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Let the son age be x

and father is 3 times as his son=3x

according to question,

3x-x=24

2x=24

x=24/2

x=12

therefore son age is x =12 years

and father age is 3x=3*12=36 years