Three years ago Juma was four times as old as his son Peter. In five years time the sum of their ages will be 56. Find...

      

Three years ago Juma was four times as old as his son Peter. In five years time the sum of their ages
will be 56. Find their present ages.

  

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sharon
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4x + 8 + x + 8 = 56
5x =40
X = 8
Present age : Juma = 35 years
Pater = 11 years
sharon kalunda answered the question on August 7, 2019 at 12:05


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