Question

Place A and B are 30 km apart and they are on a straight road. Hamid travel from A to B on bike. At the same time Joseph start from B on bike travel towards A they meet each other after 20 minutes .If Joseph would have started from B at the same time but in the opposite direction Hamid would have caught him after 3 hours. Find the speed of Hamid and Joseph​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the present age of son be x.

Then, present age of father is (60−x).

According to the question,

⇒ (60−x)−6=5(x−6)

⇒ 54−x=5x−30

⇒ 54+30=5x+x

⇒ 84=6x

⇒ x=

6

84

⇒ x=14

∴ Son's age after 6 years =(x+6)years

=(14+6)years

=20years.