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The average age of a husband and wife was 23 years when they were married 5 years ago. The average age of the husband, the wife and a child who was born during the interval, is 20 years now. How old is the child now?1). 9 months2). 1 year3). 3 years4). 4 years

Answer»

Let present ages of husband, wife and CHILD be m, N and p years respectively.

Given,

⇒ [(m – 5) + (n – 5)]/ 2 = 23

⇒ m + n = 46 + 10 = 56

Given,

⇒ (m + n + p)/3 = 20

⇒ m + n + p = 60

⇒ 56 + p = 60

⇒ p = 4

∴ Child is 4 years old now.


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