The father’s age is six times his son’s age. Four years hence, the age of the father will be four times his son’s age. What are the present ages, in years, of the son and the father?

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Let son's age be x . Then father's age = 6x 4(x+4)=6x+4 4x+16-6x-4=0 -2x+12=0 x=-12/-2 =6 Son's age =6, father's ages is 36.
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Son age 8, fathers age 48.
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