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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07 Jan 2019 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 55 years now, what would be the son's age 4.5 years later?

OPtion

1) 31
2) 30
3) 32
4) 29
5) 28
6) 23
7) 24
8) 25
9) 26
10) None of these

Solution

Let the sons current age be x
So fathers age x years back when son was born => 55-x = x
Solving we get x = 27.5
4.5 Years later son's age = 27.5 + 4.5 = 32 years

Option 3)

Correct Option: 3 Best Solution (10)

G.S.Kantharao   5 years AGO

Father and son's age =55y,27.5y
After 4.5 y Son's age=32y
Right option is 3👈

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SAYAN CHATTERJEE   5 years AGO

F= 2s= 55
s= 27.5
So, son's age after 4.5 years is (27.5+4.5)= 32.
Option 3.

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AASHRAY AJAY SHARMA   5 years AGO

At the time of birth father's age =x
2x=55=>x=27.5
After 4.5 years son's age is=27.5+4.5=32
Hence my option is 3

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RAMADURAI NATESAN   5 years AGO

Let son's present age be = n . Since father's present age is 55
father's age at the time of his son's birth is 55 - n =n as per given given information.Thus 2n = 55 or n = 27.5. after 4.5 years,son's age will be 32.

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Kariamal   5 years AGO

x=55-x
2x=55
x=27.5
4.5 years later=27.5+4.5
=32

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Gargi   5 years AGO

let now soms age is x
then,
55-x=x
2x=55
x=27.5
then after 4.5 yrs 27.5+4.5=32

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Navya   5 years AGO

let,x-->age of son at present i.e.,,,age of father at time of his son birth
2x=55
x=27.5 yrs
4.5 yrs later 32 yrs

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MANISHA JADHAV   5 years AGO

let age of son=x
at the birthof son fathers age=x
but now fathers age=55=x+x
x=55/2=27.5
son's age after 4.5 years=27.5+4.5=32

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udaychandu bachina   5 years AGO

As the age of father was the same as the age of son at the time of his birth which mean age of son should be half the age of father. So half of 55 will be 27.5. Adding 4.5 to 27.5 will give 32 as the age son after 4.5 years. Hence age of son will be 32 years after 4.5 years

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Komal Mahangare   5 years AGO

55-x = x .... son age
2x= 55
x = 27.5
4.5 years later
son's age = 27.5 + 4.5 = 32

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