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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. What will be the son’s age after 6 years?

Q: The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years. Six years ago, father’s age w

Let 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 years Son’s age after 6 years= ( x + 6 ) = 20 years.

A 12 years

B 14 years

C 18 years

D 20 years

E None of these

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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. What will be the son’s age after 6 years?

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