5 years ago a man was 7 times as old as his son. After 5 years he will be thrice as old as his son. Find their present ages.

Let the age of son be x years, 5 years ago and that of father be x years


According to the question





4x = 140


x = 35


So the present age of father = 35 + 5 = 40 years and that of son is x + 5 = 5 + 5 = 10 years


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