Select the correct answerA 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 38 years now, what was the son's age five years back?Options20 years14 years22 years18 years
Question
Select the correct answerA 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 38 years now, what was the son's age five years back?Options20 years14 years22 years18 years
Solution
The answer is 14 years. Here's how you can figure it out:
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The father said he was as old as his son is now at the time of his son's birth. This means the father's current age is split between his son's current age and the son's age at the time of his birth (which is 0).
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If the father is 38 now, and we know that he was as old as his son is now at the time of his son's birth, we can figure out the son's current age by dividing the father's age in half. 38 divided by 2 is 19.
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So, the son is currently 19 years old.
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To find out the son's age five years ago, subtract 5 from his current age. 19 - 5 = 14.
So, the son was 14 years old five years ago.
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