3 years ago

father is three times as old as his son. if the difference of their ages is 24 years, find their present age

Mathematics

1 answer:

miskamm [114]3 years ago

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Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the son's age. The father's age is 3x and 3x - x = 24.

Therefore 2x = 24 and x = 12.

The son's age is 12 and the father's age is 36 at present.

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