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:
14 years
19 years
33 years
38 years
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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NIDHEESH said:   5 years ago
Father 38.
Half of the father age 38/2 = 19.
Hence 5 years back =19 - 5 = 14.
(3)

Praveen said:   1 decade ago
Is there any new process to solve guys without taking the help of variables.

Usharani T said:   9 years ago
Can you solve the problem accurately when the father's age is an odd number?

Dhanendr said:   1 decade ago
I still not got exact intelligible meaning of that sentence told by father.

Goud said:   2 decades ago
The meaning is ' the sons presant age= father's age at the time son's birth

Chandra hero said:   4 years ago
F --------- S
1p ---------0p
2p ---------1p
38 ---------19

19 - 5 = 14.
(19)

ANANDRAJ N said:   1 decade ago
Can we assign X to both father and sons age ie., (38 - x) = x ?

Nikhil said:   6 years ago
Suppose father age is 37 years now, then what will be son's age?

Shekhawat said:   7 years ago
Father age is Always double of son's age so the answer is 38/2.

Aditya said:   1 decade ago
How can this man give birth to a child when he is only 19?


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