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The present age of a father is equal to the sum of the ages of his 5 children. 12 years hence, the sum of the ages of his children will be twice the ages of their father. Find the present age of the father.

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NAGEEN PRAKASHAN ENGLISH-LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES -Exercise 3e
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  3. The present age of a father is equal to the sum of the ages of his 5 c...

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  4. Eight years ago Mohan's age was (3)/(4) of Sohan's. Four years hence M...

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  5. Sum of two numbers is 35 and their difference is 13. Find the numbers.

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  7. There are two numbers. Four times the first exceeds seven times the se...

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  8. If I is added to each of the two certain numbers, their ratio is 1 : 2...

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  9. If three times the larger of the two numbers is divided by the smaller...

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  10. The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 10. If 18 is subtracted...

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  11. In a two digit number, the units digit is twice the tens digit. If 27 ...

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