Question

sonus fathers present age is 5 times sonus present age.4 years from now sonus age will be 1/3 of his fathers present age . what are their present ages?

Answer 1

let sonu's present age be x

sonu's father age = 5x

4 years from now, Sonu age = 4 + X

4 years from now, father's age =4+ 5x

according to question

X+4= 1/3(5x +4)

which after calculation gives the answer as

sonu's present age =4

sonu's father age= 20