Let son's age be x Father's age is x^2 In 20 years, son's age = x + 20 Father's age = x^2 + 20 The second statement can be expressed asThis is a quadratic equation which can be solved through factorization. So the 2 solutions are x - 8 = 0, or x = 8 x + 5 = 0, or x = -5 Since age has to be positive, the son's age is and therefore the father's age is . In 20 years age, son's age will be 28 and father's age will be 84. 28*3 = 84 (correct!) :)