A man is four times as old as his son. In five years he will be only three times as old as his son. What is the man's present age?
1 Answer
May 7, 2018
Present age of man = 40 years
Explanation:
Let the present age of son be 'x' years.
Then, the present age of man is 4x years.
After 5 years,
Age of son = x+5
Age of man = 4x+5
Given,
age of man after 5 years = 3 times age of son after 5 years
That is,
Thus,
Present age of man
=40