Explanation:

- Let's define the variables: Let Harish's present age be H and the sum of his sons' present ages be S.

- According to the problem, Harish's age is currently 8 times the sum of his sons' ages:

$$ H = 8S $$

- After 8 years, Harish's age will be \( H + 8 \) and the sons' combined ages will be \( S + 16 \) (since both sons together will be 16 years older in total).

- At that future point, Harish's age will be twice the sons' total ages:

$$ H + 8 = 2(S + 16) $$

- Substituting \( H = 8S \) into the second equation gives us:

$$ 8S + 8 = 2(S + 16) $$

- Solving, we get:

$$ 8S + 8 = 2S + 32 $$

$$ 6S = 24 $$

$$ S = 4 $$

- Substituting back to find Harish's age:

$$ H = 8 \times 4 = 32 $$

- Therefore, the correct answer is Option 2: 32 .