The captain of pirates came home after spending 6 years in prison and said
: When i went to prison i was 5 times more older than my son.Now im thrice
as old as him.When he turns double his age i will be just twice as old as
him.What was the pirate's age when his son was born?

• 6 years in prison means 6 years back. So the equation is F-6=5(S-6) and another equation is F=3S. Solve both you get F=36, S=12. So when son was born he should be 36-12=24 years.
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(0)
• Take captain's age as 'x' and pirates age as 'y'.
  By hypothesis, x-6=5(y-6)--->(1) and x=3y---->(2).
  After solving (1)and (2), We can get x=36& y=12.
  Therefore pirate's age when his son was born=36-12=24
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• ANS IS 20
  6:1]*2
  3:1]*5
  NEW RATIOS ARE
  12:2
  15:5
  3-------->6
  1---->2
  PRESENT AGES 30 AND 10
  40 AND 20
  THEREFORE AGE OF FATHER IS 20
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• Take ages of father and son as 'f' & 's' respectively.
  According to the problem, f-6=5(s-6) and f=3s.
  From these two equations, we can get f=36 and s=12.
  Hence, pirate's age when his son was born=36-12=24
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