The age of a father is four times the age of his son. Five years hence, the age of
father will be three times the age of hi

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1. Answer:

   let the age of son be x .

   let the age of father be 4x

   after 5 years son’s age = x + 5

   after 5 years father’s age = 4x + 5

   4x + 5 = 3 ( x + 5 )

   4x + 5 = 3x + 15

   4x – 3x = 15 – 5

   x = 10

   therefore,

   age of son = 10 years

   age of father = 4 × 10 = 40 years

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2. Step-by-step explanation:

   let x be the age of the son

   therefore father’s age = 4x

   After 5 years

   4x+5= 3 (x+5)

   4x+5= 3x+15

   4x-3x= 15-5

   x= 10

   father’s age= 4x= 40

   their present ages are 10 and 40

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