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                                    3 years ago, the average age of a family of 5 members was 17 years. A baby having been born, the average age of the family is same today. The present age of the baby is (a) 3 years (b) 2 years (c) 1\(\frac12\)years (d) 1 year | 
                            
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Answer»  Answer is: (b) 2 years. Total age of the family three years ago = 17 × 5 = 85 years. Let the present age of the child be x years. Present total age of the family = 85 + 5 × 3 + x = (100 + x) years. Given \(\frac{100+x}{6}=17\) ⇒ 100 + x = 102 ⇒ x = 2 years.  | 
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