Question

Q.8 a father tells his son, "i was of your present age when you were born". If the father is now 36, how old was his son 5 years ago?

Answer 1

Answer:

let the present age of son be x

AQ,

age of father=2× age of his son

36=2x

2x=36

x=18

therefore 5 years ago his son is 18-5=13 years old.