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8.
The average age of husband, wife and their child 3 years ago was 27 years and that of wife and the child 5 years ago was 20 years. The present age of the husband is:
35 years
40 years
50 years
None of these
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Sum of the present ages of husband, wife and child = (27 x 3 + 3 x 3) years = 90 years.

Sum of the present ages of wife and child = (20 x 2 + 5 x 2) years = 50 years.

Husband's present age = (90 - 50) years = 40 years.

Discussion:
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Rupesh Kumar Yadav said:   4 years ago
Sum of the present ages of H,W and C = 27 + 3 = 30 So, 30 * 3 = 90Years.
Sum of the present ages of H,W and C = 20 + 5 = 25 So, 25 * 2 = 50Years.
Hence,
Husband of presents age = (90-50)years.
= 40Years.
(56)

Srinivas said:   1 decade ago
husband+wife+child =3 years ago =27 present age =30 (27+3=30)
wife and child = 5 years ago =20 present age=25 (20+5=25)
h+w+c =3*30=90 -- I
w+c =2*25=50 --II
substract(I-II) 90-50=40 year

Asad Ullah said:   7 years ago
The average age of three persons is 18. If two of them are included then the average age becomes 20. If the age of 1st is 17 then find the age of the remaining persons.

Can anyone tell me?

Ahmedshaonaiub said:   9 years ago
5 years age child and wife Avg age was 20, so 3 years ago it was 22.

There we find (27 * 3) - (22 + 22) = 37; 37 is the husbands age 3 years ago,

So present year age => 37 + 3 = 40.

Prakhar Malviya said:   8 years ago
The presnet ages of 3 three.

(x+y+z)/3=30 ---> eq1.

Five years ago
(y+z)/2=25
y+z=50 ---> eq.2.

Put the values of y+z in thr first equation we get:-
(x+50)/3=30,
x=90-50,
x=40.

Karthy said:   1 decade ago
When the solution is started like this
husband=x,wife=y&child=z
bf4 3yrs x-3+y-3+z-3/3 =27
terefore x+y+z=90--1
bf4 5yrs y-5+z-5/2 =20
terefore y+z=50---2 (1-2)
terefore x=40

Srihari said:   3 years ago
H + W + C = 27 + 3 = 30(3 years),
H + W + C = 30 * 3 = 90 (3 persons),
W + C = 20 + 5 =25(5 years),
W + C = 25 * 2 = 50(2 persons),
H + W + C - W + C = H.
90 - 50 = 40years.
(37)

Himanshu arora said:   8 years ago
3 year ago(h+w+c) = 27 * 3 = 81.
5 year ago=81-6 = 75(2h+2w+2c).
5 year ago(w+c) = 2 * 20 = 40.
5 year ago h = 75-40 = 35.

And the present age is 40 years of the husband.

Kavi said:   9 years ago
Please clarify my doubt. If my age is 10 before 3 years then at present my age should be 13. So it is (10+3) not (10-3) right. But why we subtracted 3 in above question?

Loverboy said:   2 decades ago
3 years ago,their avg is 27.
((h-3)+(w-3)+(c-3))/3=27
h+w+c=90.(present)
5 years ago w & c is 20.
((w-5)+(c-5))/2=20
w+c=50.(present)
(h+w+c)-(w+c)=40.
h=40 years


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