12 years ago, a mother was twice as old as her son. their present age are in the ratio of 14:9. find their present ages.

The presents age of the mom is 42 years old, and of the son is 27 years old.

Step-by-step explanation:

This question can be solved using a system of equations.

I am going to say that:

The mothers age is x.

The son's age is y.

12 years ago, a mother was twice as old as her son.

This means that:

Their present age are in the ratio of 14:9.

This means that:

Since

The presents age of the mom is 42 years old, and of the son is 27 years old.

6.9

step-by-step explanation:

simple math really

6 1/2 times 0.6 = 3.9

but if you are just doing 6 and not 6 1/2 then the answer is 3.6