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?Options18 years20 years14 years22 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?Options18 years20 years14 years22 years
Solution
The answer to this question can be found by understanding that when the son was born, the father's age was the same as the son's current age.
Given that the father is currently 38 years old, this means that the son is currently 38 years old as well.
However, the question asks for the son's age five years ago.
So, we subtract 5 from the son's current age of 38, which gives us 33.
But there seems to be a mistake because none of the options match this answer. The problem might be incorrectly stated or the options might be wrong.
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