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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Kamlesh said:
1 decade ago
Reading which part of the question I should go for making this equation 38-x = x.
NIDHEESH said:
6 years ago
Father 38.
Half of the father age 38/2 = 19.
Hence 5 years back =19 - 5 = 14.
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:
10 years ago
Can you solve the problem accurately when the father's age is an odd number?
Goud said:
2 decades ago
The meaning is ' the sons presant age= father's age at the time son's birth
Dhanendr said:
1 decade ago
I still not got exact intelligible meaning of that sentence told by father.
Chandra hero said:
4 years ago
F --------- S
1p ---------0p
2p ---------1p
38 ---------19
19 - 5 = 14.
1p ---------0p
2p ---------1p
38 ---------19
19 - 5 = 14.
(21)
ANANDRAJ N said:
1 decade ago
Can we assign X to both father and sons age ie., (38 - x) = x ?
Nikhil said:
7 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.
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