Xiao Ming's father is 27 years older than Xiao Ming. Four years later, his father's age is four times that of Xiao Ming. What's his father's age now?

Xiao Ming's father is 27 years older than Xiao Ming. Four years later, his father's age is four times that of Xiao Ming. What's his father's age now?

Four years later, Xiaoming's father is still 27 years older than Xiaoming!
Four years later, my father's age is four times that of Xiaoming, which is 4-1 = 3 times that of Xiaoming
therefore
Xiaoming's age four years later
=27/(4-1)
=27/3
=9 years old
Father's age four years later
=9*4
=36 years old
therefore
How old is father now
=36-4
=32 years old