Five years hence, father’s age will be three times the age of his son. Five years ago, father was enven times as old as his son. Find their present ages.
Choose the correct choice from the following
A) 40 years and 10 years B) 42 years and 12 years C) 35 years and 5 years D) 41 years and 11 years E) None of these
Let the present age of father be x years and the present age of son be y years.   five year’s hence   x + 5 = 3(y + 5)   =&gt;x - 3y -10 = 0 -----(1)   Five year’s ago   x - 5 = 7(y - 5)   =&gt;x - 7y + 30 = 0 -----(2)   Solving Equations (1) and (2), we get   x = 40 and y = 10   Hence, present age of father is 40 years and present age of son is 10 years.   40 years and 10 yearsNSWER:40 years and 10 years
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Five years hence, father’s age will be three times the age of his son. Five years ago, father was enven times as old as his son. Find their present ages.