Question

the age of the father is 5 times the age of the Son if the father is 40 years old how old is the son?​

Answer 1

Ans: let son be x

Then father is 5times the age of son therefore father is 5x

Fathers real age =40

A. T. Q

5x=40

=x=40/5

=x=8yrs old

Son is 8 yrs old (ans. )

Answer 2

Answer:

8 years

Explanation:

Let the age of son be x.

According to Question,

5x = 40

x = 40/5

x = 8

Hence, the son is 8 years old.