A man is four times as old as his son. in 3 years time, the father will be three times as old as the son. how old is each now?

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Keyon Barrett

22 September, 15:43

A man is four times as old as his son. in 3 years time, the father will be three times as old as the son. how old is each now?

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Jaydon Schmitt · Answer 1

let x = father's age

y = son's age

x = 4 y

In 3 years, x will be 3 times y, which is shown as : x+3 = 3 (y+4)

by subtitution

4y + 3 = 3y + 12

y = 9 the age of the son

x = 4 x 9 = 36 the age of the father