Question

The age of the father is five times the age of the son.if the total ages of the father and son is 78, find the ages of the father and son.

Answer 1

If the son is x, the father is 5x. So,

x + 5x = 78

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Answer 2

x+5x=6x
6x=78
78/6=13 son age
13x5= 65 father age