Aman’s age is three times his son’s age. Ten years ago he was five times his son’s age. Find their present ages.

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Aman’s age is three times his son’s age. Ten years ago he was five times his son’s age. Find their present ages.

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answered Dec 23, 2017 by Rohit Singh (61,782 points) 36 142 445
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Son age be x
Aman age is 3x
ten years ago
son age x-10

aman age 3x -10
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5(x-10) = 3x -10
 5x -50 = 3x - 10
2x = 40
x =20
3x=60

son present age =20
aman present age = 60

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