Math, asked by osbes444, 1 day ago

The ratio of the ages of a father and his son is 13: 4. If the father's age is 52, what is his son's age.

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Answered by gayathri73

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Answer:

The son's age is 16

Step-by-step explanation:

Let father's age be 13x

and son's age be 4x

Then,

13:4 = 13x/4x = 52/4x

x = 52/4x × 4x/13x = 4

Therefore son's age is 4x = 4×4 = 16 years

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