Question 754565: John is one fifth of his father’s age. If his dad was 32 when John was born, how old are they both now? Answer by dkppathak(439) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let age of father is 5x yrs
and age of john is x yrs
age of father when john born was 32 yrs
present age of father when john age is x +32 yrs with consideration of both conditions we can say
5x=x+32
5x-x=32
4x=32
x=32/4
x=8yrs
john present age is 8 yrs
and father present age is 40 yrs
answer father 40 yrs
john age is 8yrs
