Aptitude - Problems on Ages - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Problems on Ages - General Questions (Q.No. 3)
3.
A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth". If the father's age is 38 years now, the son's age five years back was:
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Let the son's present age be x years. Then, (38 - x) = x
2x = 38.
x = 19.
Son's age 5 years back (19 - 5) = 14 years.
Discussion:
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88gguyu said:
2 decades ago
What is meaning of "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth".
Shruthi said:
2 decades ago
The meaning was "at the time of son's birth, father age was son's present age".
Shan said:
1 decade ago
The meaning is [if father age is 30 @ past then son age is 0]
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Then [if son age is 30 @ present then father age is 60] that is
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The explanation... See that (the past age of father= the present age of son)
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Then [if son age is 30 @ present then father age is 60] that is
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The explanation... See that (the past age of father= the present age of son)
Goud said:
1 decade ago
The meaning is ' the sons presant age= father's age at the time son's birth
Karthick said:
1 decade ago
Meaning of 38 - x = x ?
SriRam said:
1 decade ago
@ Karthik
Father's present age - Son's age = Father's age at the time of Son's birth.
Father's present age - Son's age = Father's age at the time of Son's birth.
Prachi said:
1 decade ago
Thanks dear.........
Prasath said:
1 decade ago
Meaning of 2x = 38.
Vijaykumar said:
1 decade ago
2x=38 ?
Shikha said:
1 decade ago
(38-X)=X so X taking other side negative becmes positive X.so 2X
38-X=x
38=2x
x=19
38-X=x
38=2x
x=19
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