Question

sum of the ages of father and son is 68 yrs.after 8 yrs fathers age will be thrice as age of son.what is the present age of son?​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

let be the fathers age n sons age is x and y respectively

According to 1 conditions,

the sum of the father age and son age is 68years.

=x+y=68------------->1

According to second condition,

the father age will be thrice as aage of a son is equal to 8years.

=x+3y=8--------->2

substract eq 1 and 2

so,y=30

and substitute y=30 in equation 1.

so,x=30

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