Question

Two years ago a father was 5 times as old as his son.Two years later,how age will be 8 more than three times

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the age of father be x

Let the age of his daughter be y

According to the given condition

x-2=5(y-2)

x-2=5y-10

x-5y=-8 ..........(1)

x+2=3(y+2)+8

x+2=3y+14

x-3y=12...........(2)

On Eliminate eq 1 and 2 we get

y=10 years

x=42 years