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Given, After five years, the ratio of their ages becomes 7 : 4
Let, After five years, age of father = 7x and age of son = 4x.
According to the question,
Sum of present ages of father and son = (7x – 5) + (4x – 5) = 78
⇒ 11x – 10 = 78
⇒ 11x = 88
⇒ x = 8
∴ Present age of the father = 7 × 8 – 5 = 51 years