A man is 6times as old as his son.in six years time he will be 42years old.how old is his son now?pls solve

42 - 6 = 36

36/6 = ?

To solve this problem, let's assign variables to the ages of the man and his son. Let's say the son's age is x.

According to the problem, the man is 6 times as old as his son. So, the man's age would be 6x.

In six years from now, the man will be 42 years old. So, we can set up an equation:

6x + 6 = 42

Now, let's solve the equation to find the value of x, which represents the son's current age.

Subtracting 6 from both sides of the equation:
6x = 42 - 6
6x = 36

Dividing both sides of the equation by 6:
x = 36 / 6
x = 6

Therefore, the son is currently 6 years old.