Rajesh is six years older than his wife. His wife is three times as old as her son who was seven years old three years ago. What is rajesh"s present age? 1 36 2 33 3 39 4 30
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36
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x be Rajesh's age.
He is six years older than his wife, so her age is x-6.
His wife is three times as old as her son, so her son's age is (x-6)/3.
Her son's age was 7 three years ago, so his current age is 10.
So...
(x-6)/3 = 10
=> x-6 = 30
=> x = 36
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