Robert's father is 4 times as old as robert. after 5 years, father will be three times as old as robert. what is their present ages of robert and his father respectively

Robert's present age is 10 years

Robert father's present age is 40 years

Step-by-step explanation:

Let r = Robert's current age

Let y = Robert father's current age

Robert's father is 4 times as old as robert. This means that

y = 4x

After 5 years, Robert's father will be three times as old as Robert. This means that

y + 5 = 3(x+5)

y + 5 = 3x + 15 - - - - - - - ;1

We will substitute y = 4x into equation 1. It becomes

4x + 5 = 3x + 15

Collecting like terms,

4x - 3x = 15 - 5

x = 10

y = 4x

Substituting x = 10,

y = 4× 10 = 40 years

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