Question

When the son will be as old as his father today, the sum of their ages then will be 126. When

the father was as old as his son is today, the sum of their ages then was 38. Find their present

ages.

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's take as X=age of father

Y=age of son

In case 1 :

Y=X (son is as old as his father)

X+Y=126

Y+Y=126

2Y=126

Y=63

Case 2:

X=Y(father is old as his son)

X+X=38

2X=38

X=17

Therefore the ages of the father and son are 63 and 17 respectively.

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