Question

The ratio of the ages of mother and father at the time of the birth of their son is 9:8, the ratio of ages of father and mother would be 17:16 when their son's age would be double of his present age.What is ratio of the present ages of father and mother.​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

let x be father and y be mother age

at birth of son= 9:8

when sons age would be double of present age=17:16

from both given it is 8 difference of both=17-9=8

16-8=8

so sons present age =8/2=4 years

present ratio of father and mother=9+4:8+4=13:12

Answer 2

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