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Sanket’s age is 62.5% of his Mother’s age and 25% of his father’s age. If the age of his father 8 years back was 32 years then find the age of his mother 8 years hence?1. 24 years2. 16 years3. 8 years4. 32 years5. 30 years |
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Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : 24 years GIVEN: ⇒ Sanket : Mother = 5x : 8x ----(1) ⇒ Sanket : Father = 1x : 4x ----(2) CONCEPT: 1. Ratio balancing. 2. Difference between the ages of two people will remain the same. CALCULATION: Making ratio common. ⇒ Sanket : Mother : Father = 5x : 8x : 20x ----(3) Age of father 8 years back = 32 years. Father’s present age = 40 years. ⇒ 20x = 40 years ⇒ 1x = 2 years ⇒ Present age of mother = 16 years. ⇒ Age of mother after 8 years = 24 years. |
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