Sum of the ages of a boy and his father is 70 years. Before 20 years Father\'s age was 14 times the

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Sum of the ages of a boy and his father is 70 years. Before 20 years Father's age was 14 times the age of the boy. What was the age of father at the time of birth of the child?

OPtion

1) 22
2) 25
3) 26
4) 27
5) 29
6) 31
7) 34
8) 36
9) 38
10) none of these

Solution

Let present age of father and the son are x and y
then according to the given condition
x+y = 70
before 20 years
(x-20) = 14(y-20)
so 70-y-20 = 14(y-20)
or 50-y = 14y-280
or 15y = 330
or y = 22 and x = 48
so at the time of birth of child, age of father = 48-22 = 26

Correct Option: 3 Best Solution (25)

Dr.Dipin Singh   12 years AGO

If B and F are ages of boy and father, then

B+F =70
F-20 = 14*(B-20) or F= 14B-260

solving these, we get
F=48 and B =22.

At the time of birth of boy, Age of father = 48-22=26 yrs... option 3

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Soni   12 years AGO

present ages are 22 and 48.
age of father at the time of birth of child = 48-22=26 years

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GAURAV KUMAR SRIVASTAV   12 years AGO

father age= x
child age=y
x+y=70
(x-20)=14*(y-20)
on solving
x=48,y=22
at the time of birth father age=48-22=26

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Balakumaran N.A   12 years AGO

f+b=70; before 20yrs, f-20=14b-14*20;
solve this eqn. f=48; b=22.(present); then at the time of birth, b=0, f=26; so, option 3.

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Rajeev Kumar   12 years AGO

suppose boy's age is x
and father's age be y ,
then 1st case :-
x+y=70
and 2nd case :-
14(x-20)=y-20
on solving we
x=22 and y=48
so answer is at time of bitrh of the child is
y=48-22=26

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Suresh Varma P   12 years AGO

Let us assume Boy current age as B
Father Current age as F
Given Conditions,
B + F = 70
F - 20 = 14*(B-20)
By solving above equations,
B = 22
F = 48
So the age of father at the time birth of the child will be = 48 - 22 = 26

Ans: Option 3

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Mehul MKDP   12 years AGO

present age 48-22 = 26
b4 20 yrs son of 2yr and fathr 28 yrs

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Debanjan Ghosh   12 years AGO

take the father age at now= f and boys age at now=b:
sum of their age(b+f)=70:
before 20 yrs....
father age was= f-20;
and boys age was= b-20;
so, f-20= 14(b-20);
and b=(70-f);
so, f= 48 and b= 22;
age diff.= 26...........
so option 3 is correct..................

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Swetha.R   12 years AGO

Let the father and boy be f and b.
given f+b=70
before 20 years , (f-20)+(b-20)=70
f+b=40
f=14b=> f=28years at the time of 2years 0f boy
f=26years at the time 0f birth of the child.

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Rakesh kumar   12 years AGO

through above equation,
before 20 years, age of FATHER= 28
age of SON= 2

therefore at birth of son, Father\'s age will be 28-2=26

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Shiv Kumar   12 years AGO

F is the current fathers age and B is the boy current age

1) F+B = 70
2) F-20 = 14(B-20)
solving these two equations B = 22. F = 48.
Age of the Father at the time of birth of the Child is 48-22 = 26.

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Honey Goel   12 years AGO

14x-280=50-x
x=22 at present
before 22 years, father was (70-22)-22=26

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sivakumar   12 years AGO

F+S=70; (F-20)=14(S-20); SOLVING THIS S=22 AND F=48;
F-S=26; AGE OF FATHER AT THE TIME OF BIRTH IS 26;

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Govind   12 years AGO

Present ages are 22 and 48 years.
20 yrs before , ages were 2 and 28 yrs.
26 yrs was the age of father at the time of birth of the child.

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Shashikant Gupta   12 years AGO

Because 20 years before father age is 48 and son's age is 22 then birth time of son father's age is 26.

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sandeep potnuru   12 years AGO

x+y=70 ,x-20=14(y-20) that implies 14y-x=260
solving the equations we get y=22 and x=48
so 48 and 22 are their present ages.so the age of father at the time of birth of child is 48-22=26.
so option 3 is correct.

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Shubham   12 years AGO

the current ages are 48 and 22, so at the time of birth the age of father was 48-22=26

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arunraj   12 years AGO

26 + 2 =28

2*14= 28

2 + 28= 30

22 + 48 = 70

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Manish Kumar   12 years AGO

f + c =70
f-20=14(c-20)
f=48
c=22
f-c=26

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Gaurav Singh   12 years AGO

After calculation present age of father and son will be 48 and 22 resp. So after subtracting son's age from father's age will give us the result.

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Bhimu withLove   12 years AGO

Current sum of age of boy and father b + f = 70

20 years back b * 14 = f --> 1:14 (1 and 14)

20 years back --> 20 + 20 = 40 (f-20, b-20)
subtract from current sum 70 - 40 = 30

now 1:14 = b:f --> 2:28 --> 30 (2+28)

father was 28 year old when son was 2 year old.
Fathers age at the time of boys' birth is-->
28 - 2 = 26

Ans --> 3) 26

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santhosh   12 years AGO

consider dad age,son age as x,y respectively
x+y=70->(1)now
before 20 years
x-20,y-20;
x-20=14(y-20){before 20 years}
-x+14y=260->(2)
slove (1),(2)
we get y=22 now
so x=48 at y=0
the dad age is 26 at son born

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Sayantan Ghosh   12 years AGO

Let, present age of father is X & boy is (70-X)
Now, X-20=14(70-X-20)
i.e. X=48
so, father's age is 48 & boy is 22 years old at present.
so when boy was born father age was (48-22)=26 years.

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sridhar reddy   12 years AGO

let the ages of a boy and his father be X and Y
given X+Y=70.......(1)
before 20 years
father's age was 14 times to his son
i.e., Y-20=14(X-20)
14X-Y=260.......(2)
solving (1) and (2)
X=22 and Y=48
the age of father at the time of birth of the child is 48-22=26

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selva krishnan   12 years AGO

let age of father is x;
let age of son is y;
so x+y=70;-----equation(1)
20 years before -> x-20=14(y-20);
x=14y-280+20;
x=14y-260;
x values is put into equation(1)
14y-260+y=70
15y-260=70
15y=330
y=22;
present son age is 22 and father age is 48;

at the time child birth father age was (48-22)=26;

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