ATQ, Let present ages of mother and son be ‘24x’ years and ‘8x’ years respectively. So, present age of father = (24x + 14) years So, 24x + 8x + 24x + 14 = 40 × 3 = 120 Or, 56x = 106 Or, x = 2 Present age of mother = 24 × 2 = 48 years Present age of father = 48 + 14 = 62 years Desired ratio = 48:62 = 24:31
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