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The age of father is twice the sum of the ages of his two children. After 20 years, his age would be equal to the some of the ages of the children. Find the age of the father.
Asked by varakalasuchi3 | 25 Mar, 2018, 03:53: PM
Expert Answer
Let the sum of the ages of two children will be x and age of father will be y.
A.T.Q. ,
y = 2x ----------(i)
and , After 20 years,
x+40=y+20
==> x-y= -20
put y = 2x from (i),
x-2x = -20
==> x = 20
Now, put x= 20 in (i),
y = 2 x 20 = 40
Hence age of father will be 40 years.
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Answered by Sneha shidid | 25 Mar, 2018, 08:54: PM
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