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Five years hence,a man's age will be three times the age of his son.Five years ago, the man was seven times as old as his son.Find their present ages. |
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Answer» Answer: Step-by-step explanation: GIVEN :- Five years hence, a man's age will be three times the age of his son. Five years ago, the man was seven times as old as his son. To Find :- Their Present ages Solution :- Let the present age of the man be x years And His son's be y years. 1st EQUATION :- After 5 years man’s age = x + 5 After 5 years ago son’s age = y + 5 As PER the question ⇒ x + 5 = 3(y + 5) ⇒ x – 3Y = 10 ……………(i) 2nd Equation 5 years ago man’s age = x – 5 5 years ago son’s age = y – 5 As per the question ⇒ x – 5 = 7(y – 5) ⇒ x – 7y = -30 …….(ii) Subtracting (ii) from (i), we have ⇒ 4y = 40 ⇒ y = 10 Putting y value in Eq (i) ⇒ x – 3y = 10 ⇒ x – 3 × 10 = 10 ⇒ x = 10 + 30 ⇒ x = 40 Hence, man’s present age = 40 years and son’s present age = 10 years.
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