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- 'I am five times as old as you were, when I was as old as you are'said a man to his son.
Question 1:
'I am five times as old as you were, when I was as old as you are'said a man to his son. Find out their present ages, if the sum of their ages is 64 years ? A. Father = 50; Son =14
B. Father = 40; Son =24
Feedback Let the present age of the man be 'P' and son be 'Q',
Given, P + Q = 64 or Q = (64 - P)
Now the man says'I am five times as old as you were, when I was as old as you are',
So, P = 5[B - (P - Q)]
We get 6P = 10Q,
Substitute value for Q,
6P = 10(64 - P),
Therefore P = 40, Q = 24.
Given, P + Q = 64 or Q = (64 - P)
Now the man says'I am five times as old as you were, when I was as old as you are',
So, P = 5[B - (P - Q)]
We get 6P = 10Q,
Substitute value for Q,
6P = 10(64 - P),
Therefore P = 40, Q = 24.
C. Father = 60; Son =4
D. Father = 48; Son =16
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