Question

the ratio of the ages of a father and his son is 7:2. The age of the son is 12 years. What is the age of the father?

Answer 1

Answer:

Father's age is 42 years

Step-by-step explanation:

• ratio of father and son's ages : 7:2
• let ages of father and son respectively be 7x and 2x
• son's age (as given in question) = 12 years
• so, 2x=12
• $x = 12 \div 2 = 6$
• x = 6
• so, father's age = 7x
• 7X6
• 42

Thus, father's age is 42 years old.