Question

The age of father is 4 times of his son. 5 years hence, the age of father will be 3 times the age of his son. find their present ages.

Answer 1

Let the father present age = x years and son present age = y yearsAccording to the first condition 5 years later father will be ( x + 5 ) years old and .

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

let the father's age be 4x and son's age be x

after 10years

4x + 10 = 3 *(x+ 10)

4x+10= 3x +30

4x -3x = 30-10

x= 20

therefore father's present age = 4x

=4 * 20 = 80

son's present age = x=20