SOLUTION: the age of mr.ramesh is 4 times of the age of his son. after 10 years the age of mr.ramesh will be only twice the age of his son. find present age of mr.remesh's son

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Question 977732: the age of mr.ramesh is 4 times of the age of his son. after 10 years the age of mr.ramesh will be only twice the age of his son. find present age of mr.remesh's son
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi there,
Mr Ramesh = 4*Son
R + 10 = 2(S + 10)
Replace R with 4S
4S + 10 = 2S + 20
Collect like terms
4S - 2S = 20 - 10
2S = 10
S = 5
Mr Ramesh's son is 5 years old.
Hope this helps:-)