Question

Present age of father is 56 years and that of his son is 24 years. Find the ratio of the age of father to the age of son when the son was 20 years

Answer 1

Answer:

24 -x = 20

x = 20 - 24

- x = -4

x = 4

56 - 4 = 52

Step-by-step explanation:

20 : 52

10 : 26

5 : 13

Answer 2

Answer :-

• The ratio is 13 : 5.

Given :-

• Present age of the father is 56 years.
• Present age of the son is 24 years.

To find :-

• The ratio of the age of the father to the age of the son when the son was 20 years.

Step-by-step explanation :-

• The present age of the son is 24 years and the present age of his father is 56 years.

• We have to find the ratio of the age of the father to the age of the son when the son was 20 years.

• Now, it is clear that the son was 20 years old four years ago because 24 - 4 = 20.

• Then, the age of the father four years ago = 56 - 4 = 52 years.

• Now, since we have the age of the father and the age of the son, therefore let's find their ratio.

Calculations :-

Ratio :-

$\sf\dfrac{52}{20}$

Reducing the numbers,

$\sf \dfrac{26}{10}$

Reducing the numbers again,

$\sf\dfrac{13}{5} = 13 : 5.$

Hence the ratio of the age of the father to the age of the son is 13 : 5.