The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years. Six years ago father's age was five times the age of the son After six years son's age will be
Answer: 20 years
Explanation
Let the present ages of son and father be x and (60 -x) years respectively.
Then, (60 - x) - 6 = 5(x - 6)
54 - x = 5x - 30
6x = 84
x = 14.
Son's age after 6 years = (x+ 6) = 20 years
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