the sum of the age of the father and the son is 48 years.the quotient obtsined by dividing the age of the son by the age of the father is 1 by 5 .find the number.
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Let the father's age be X and the son's age be 48-X.
Now acc. to the qn.
48-X/X=1/5.
(48-X)5=X
240-5X=X
240-5X-X=0
240-6X=0
240=6X
240/6=X
40=X.
I.e X=40.
Now
Father's age =40
Son's age=48-40=8.
Now acc. to the qn.
48-X/X=1/5.
(48-X)5=X
240-5X=X
240-5X-X=0
240-6X=0
240=6X
240/6=X
40=X.
I.e X=40.
Now
Father's age =40
Son's age=48-40=8.
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