Question

Father is thrice as old as his son. The difference in their ages is 50 years. What is the son's age and his father's age?

Answer 1

father is 75 years old
son is 25 years old

Answer 2

let the son's age be x
according to the question
age of father = 3x
also, 3x-x=50
2x=50
x = 50/2
x=25

so, son's age is 25 years and father's age is 3x = 3×25 = 75 years