Sum of the ages of a father and his son will be 72 years after 15 years. If the age of father is
5 times than that of his son at present, find the ages of them.
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Father : 35 yrs, Son : 7 yrs
Step-by-step explanation:
Let present age of father be x and that of son be y.
Given, x = 5y. --- (i)
After 15 years, Father's age = x+15 and Son's age = y+15
According to the problem,
(x+15) + (y+15) = 72
x+y=42
Putting the value of x in the above equation:
5y+y=42
6y=42
y =7 yrs
Putting the value of y in eqn i: x = 35 yrs
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