The father's age is six times his son's age.Four years hence, the age

1.	The father's age is six times his son's age.Four years hence, the age of the fatherwill be four times his son's age. Find thepresent ages of the son and the father.
Answer» Let ages of father and son be 6x years and x years respectively. So, 6x + 4 = 4(x+4)or, 6x + 4 = 4x + 16or, 2x = 12or, x = 6So, 6x = 6*6 = 36 Answer:- (C) - 6 and 36

The father's age is six times his son's age.Four years hence, the age of the fatherwill be four times his son's age. Find thepresent ages of the son and the father.

Answer»

Let ages of father and son be 6x years and x years respectively.

So, 6x + 4 = 4(x+4)or, 6x + 4 = 4x + 16or, 2x = 12or, x = 6So, 6x = 6*6 = 36

Answer:- (C) - 6 and 36