Capgemini Company Numerical Ability Age Problem

The monthly Personal Maintenance Allowance (PMA) for a family of an employee is determined by the average age of the family and size of the family. For every year of average age, the company pays Rs 100 per member of the family. Jacob was drawing Rs 5700 as PMA after he got married 6 years back. At present, he draws Rs 7200 as PMA with his family of three after the birth of a son. Whatis the age of the son?
OPTION
(a) 2 years
(b) 3 years
(c) 4 years
(d) 5 years

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BEFORE 6YEAR there are x member
X*100=5700
X=57.
THEN IN PRESENT
let son's age b z
(X+6+6+Z)/3*300=7200 (added 12 because of present age of jacob and his wife=x+12)
57+12+Z=72
Z=3.
10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(18) No(5)

let TOTAL YEAR BEFORE 6YEAR of the family members before X
AFTER UNDERSTANDING QUESTION PREVIOUSLY THERE WERE TWO MEMBER
LET THE PRESENT AGE OF SON=Z
6 YEAR AGO
X/2*200=5700
X=57.
THEN IN PRESENT
(X+12+Z)/3*300=7200
AFTER SOLUTION
57+12+Z=72
Z=3.
10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(13) No(8)
ans is 3 yrs.....
10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(21)
wrong question,,,,,
their is something missing.
9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(4)

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