Son's age is now one third of father's age. In 12 years from now son's age will be one half of father's age. What is the son's age
Son's age is now one third of father's age. In 12 years from now son's age will be one half of father's age. What is the son's age Correct Answer 12
Let, the son's age be x, so father's age is 3xNow, x + 12 = <math xmlns = "http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mfrac><mrow><mo>(</mo><mn>3</mn><mi>x</mi><mo> + </mo><mn>12</mn><mo>)</mo></mrow><mn>2</mn></mfrac></math>⇒ 2x + 24 = 3x + 12⇒ x = 12