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The age of the father is twice the sum of the ages of his two children. After $20$ years, his age will be equal to the sum of the ages of his children. Find the present age of the father.
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Let the present age of the father be '$x$' years
and the sum of present ages of his two children be '$y$' years
A.T.Q.
$x = 2y$ ----- (1)
$x + 20 = y + 40$ ----- (2)
Solving (1) and (2), we get $x = 40$
Hence, the present age of the father is $40$ years.
and the sum of present ages of his two children be '$y$' years
A.T.Q.
$x = 2y$ ----- (1)
$x + 20 = y + 40$ ----- (2)
Solving (1) and (2), we get $x = 40$
Hence, the present age of the father is $40$ years.