Question

Present age of father is 42 years and that of his son is 14 years .Find the ratio of

a. Present age of father to present age of son.

b. Age of father to the age of 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 before 5 years to the age of son before 5 years.

Answer 1

a. Ratio of present age of father to present age of son = 42:14
= 3:1
b. When son was 12 years old father was 42-2= 40 yrs old
Ratio = 40: 12
= 10:3
c. After 10 years,
Age of father = 42+10 = 52 years
Age of son = 14+ 10 = 24
Ratio = 52:24
= 13:12
d. Before 5 years,
Age of father = 42-5 = 37 years
Age of son = 14-5 = 9 years
Ratio = 37:9