Question

A father said to his son, " i was as old as you are at present at the time of your birth", if the father's age is 38 years now, the son's age five years back was :

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Let the son's present age be x years .Then, (38 - x) = x => x= 19.

Son's age 5 years back = (19 - 5) = 14 years

Subject: Problems on Ages - Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability

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Answer 2

Let the son’s present age be x years. Then,

⇒ (38 – x) = x

⇒ 2x = 38.

⇒ x = 19.

Therefore, Son’s age 5 years back (19 – 5) = 14 years.