This is an age problem that can be solved by setting up simultaneous linear equations based on the given information about the ages of the father and son at different time points.
Nine years ago, father was nine times as old as his son and ten years hence, he will be two years more than twice the age of his son then. What are their present ages?
Asked in HAS Prelims 2023 · Topic: India: Population (Age and Sex Structure of the Population)
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