Mother is 25 year older than her son. Find son's age if after 8 years

1.	Mother is 25 year older than her son. Find son's age if after 8 years ratio of son'sage to mother's age will be1.4
Answer» Let present age of son = xThen present age of mother = x + 25 After 8 years,Age of son = x + 8Age of mother = x + 25 + 8 As per given condition x + 8/x + 33 = 4/99x + 72 = 4x + 1325x = 132 - 72 = 50x = 50/5 = 10 Therefore, son present age = 10 years

Mother is 25 year older than her son. Find son's age if after 8 years ratio of son'sage to mother's age will be1.4

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Let present age of son = xThen present age of mother = x + 25

After 8 years,Age of son = x + 8Age of mother = x + 25 + 8

As per given condition x + 8/x + 33 = 4/99x + 72 = 4x + 1325x = 132 - 72 = 50x = 50/5 = 10

Therefore, son present age = 10 years