A person married at 27 years. He is celebrating his birthday. On the cake, no of candles equal his age and are six times the number of years he has been married plus two. What is his age.

• 27+x=6x+2
  27-2=6x-x
  25=5x
  x=5
  27+x------->27+5=32
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• Let his current age be x
  then his married life = x-27
  so according to condition,
  x=6(x-27)+2 which brings us to the conclusion that x=32
  therefore, his current age is 32
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• ans is 32
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• 27+x=(6+x)+2
  therefore x =5
  so age is 27+5=32
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