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    A father said to his son, "I was one-third of your present age when you were born". If the present age of the father is 48 years, find the present age of the son.

     

    25.7 years
     

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     29 years
     

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    29.6 years
     

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    36 years

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    Explanation:

    The present age of the son be P, he was born P years ago.
    The age of the father was: (48 - P).
    His age when the son was born should be equal to 1/3 of P.
    (48 - P) =1/3 P ⇒ P = 36.


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