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A father is 30 times as old as his son 18 years later he will be only thrice as old as his son Fathe...........

Quantitative Aptitude(IBPS PO) Problems based on Ages

A father is 30 times as old as his son. 18 years later, he will be only thrice as old as his son. Father’s present age in years is

Let the father age be = x

and the son age be= y
now according to 1st condition

x= 30y ........... ( -1 )
according to 2nd condition
x+18 = 3(y+18)

x-3y= 36. ............ (-2)
now using Eq 1 and 2
we get y = 36/27 =4/3 = 1.3 years

x = 40 years

Hence, option 3 is the correct answer.

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