Aruns Father is three times as old as Arun. If the sum of their ages is 56 years. Find their ages. - IQ786

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Aruns Father is three times as old as Arun. If the sum of their ages is 56 years. Find their ages.

Aruns Father is three times as old as Arun. If the sum of their ages is 56 years. Find their ages.

42 years

44 years

40 years

None

Explanation

Let Arun's age be $x$
Arun's father age be $3 x$
According to the question
$x + 3 x = 56$
$4 x = 56$
$x = \frac{5 6}{4}$
$x = 14$
$3 x = 42$
Therefore, Arun's age is $14$ years and his father's age is $42$ years.