Question

Present age of father is 42 years and that of his son his son is 14 years. Find the ratio of.
(a) Present age of father to the present age of son.
(b) Age of the father to the age of the son, when son was 12 years old.
(c) Age of father after 10 years to the age of son after 10 years.
(d) Age of father to the age of son when father was 30 years old.

Answer 1

Answer:

a) 42/14=3:1

b) age of father when son was of 12 years=40

40/12=20/6=10/3=10:3

c)age of father after ten years=42+10=52

age of son after ten years=14+10=24

52/24=26/12=13/6=13:6

d) age of son when his father was 30 years old=14-12=2=30/2=15/1=15:1