SOLUTION: ) Father age was the same as of son now, when son was born. Now father is 38 then what is the age of son 5 years back.
Algebra.Com
Question 1968: ) Father age was the same as of son now, when son was born. Now father is 38 then what is the age of son 5 years back.
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
you need to define a starting point, so...
let x = son's age now
father is now 38. When his son was born (x years ago) his age was that of his son now (x). So, father was 38-x but this equal x
so 38-x=x
2x=38
x=19.
check this...son now 19 and father 38. 19 years ago, son was born and father would have been 19..so correct.
To answer the question then, 5 years ago, son was 14.
cheers
Jon
RELATED QUESTIONS
a father tells his son "I was your age now when you were born". If the father is 38 years (answered by ewatrrr)
A Father tell his son" I was your age now when you were born", if the father is 38 years... (answered by mananth)
The father is 38 years older than the son. Ten years ago he was twice the age of the son. (answered by rothauserc)
Three years back the age of a father was 24 years more than his son. At present the... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
A father tells his son,"I was your age when you were born". If the father is 36 now, how... (answered by josgarithmetic)
a father tells his son, " i was your age now when you were born." if the father is now 38 (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
Three years back the age of father was 24 years more than his son at present the father... (answered by josmiceli)
) A father said to his son, “I was as old as you are at present at time of your birth”.... (answered by mamiya)
father is twice as old as his son. three years ago, he was 19 less than thrice the age... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)