A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth". If the

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02 Nov 2018 Age

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 52 years now, what was the son's age twenty three years back?

OPtion

1) 23
2) 22
3) 03
4) 20
5) 21
6) 04
7) 02
8) 01
9) 00
10) None of these

Solution

Let the sons current age be x
So fathers age x years back when son was born => 52-x = x
Solving we get x = 26
21 Years back son's age = 26-23 = 3 years

Option 3)

Correct Option: 3 Best Solution (3)