A father is 5 times as old as his son.In 15 years the father will be twice as old as his son.How old is the father at present

ایک باپ اپنے بیٹے سے 5 گنا بوڑھا ہوتا ہے، 15 سال میں باپ اپنے بیٹے سے دگنی عمر کا ہو جاتا ہے؟ باپ کی عمر اس وقت کتنی ہے؟
Answer: 25 years
Explanation

Let the son's age be x.

Then the father's age is 5x.

In 15 years, the son's age will be x+15

the father's age will be 5x+15.

According to the problem, in 15 years the father will be twice as old as his son:

                                              5x+15 = 2(x+15)

                                                      3x = 15

                                                           x = 5

Therefore, the son is currently 5 years old. 

The father's current age is 5 times that, which is 25 years old.

SH19-8-2023


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