SOLUTION: a man is ten times as old as his daughter, in 5 years time he will be 5 times as old as his daughter. how old are each of them now ?
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a father is 48 years old and his son 14 years old ,in how many years will the father be three times older than the son?
Please send break down and solution Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! daughter 's age =x
father's age = 10x
5 years later
daughter's age = x+5
father's age = 10x+5
10x+5 = 5(x+5)
10x+5=5x+25
10x-5x=25-5
5x=20
x=4
daughter 4 years
Father 40 years