Question

Father's age is five times than the son's age. If the sum of their age is 60 years, find their present ages.

Please solve this with step by step.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let x = the son’s age

So 5x = the father’s age

60 = x + 5x

60 = 6x

10 = x

Answer 2

let's use "x" to represent the son's age.

According to the problem, the father's age is five times the son's age, which means the father's age is 5x.

The sum of their ages is given as 60, so we can write an equation:

x + 5x = 60

Simplifying the equation, we get:

6x = 60

Dividing both sides by 6, we get:

x = 10

So the son's age is 10 years old.

To find the father's age, we can use the equation we set up earlier:

father's age = 5x = 5(10) = 50

Therefore, the father is 50 years old.