five year hence the age of jacob will be three times that of his son five year ago jacob age was seven times that of his son. what are their present ages?
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Given :-
- The age of Jacob will be three times that of his son.
- Five years ago, Jacob's age was seven times that of his son.
To find :-
Their present ages.
Let the present age of Jacob be be x year
And the present Age of his son be be y year
Five years Ago,
Jacob’s age will be = x + 5 year
Age of his son will be = y + 5 year
According to the Question,
⇒ x + 5 = 3(y + 5)
Adding 5 to both side,
⇒ x = 3y + 15 - 5
⇒ x = 3y + 10 … (i)
Five years ago,
Jacob’s age= x - 5 year
His son’s age = y - 5 year
Jacob’s age was seven times that of his son
⇒ x - 5 = 7(y - 5)
Putting the value of x from equation (i) we get
⇒ 3y + 10 - 5 = 7y - 35
⇒ 3y + 5 = 7y – 35
⇒ 3y - 7y = - 35 - 5
⇒ -4y = - 40
⇒ y = - 40/-4
⇒ y = 10 year
Putting the value of y in equation we get
⇒ x = 3 × 10 + 10
⇒ x = 40 years
Present age of Jacob = 40 years,
Present age of his son = 10 years.
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