A father tells his son, I was of your present age when you were born . If the father is 36 now, how old was the boy five years back ?-A-13B-15C-17D-20-A-13

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A father tells his son,  I was of your present age when you were born . If the father is 36 now, how old was the boy five years back ?-A-13B-15C-17D-20-A-13

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A 13 Explanation: Let the father&#39;s age be x and the son&#39;s age be y. Then, x y = y or x = 2y, Now, x = 36. So, 2y = 36 or y = 18. Therefore Son&#39;s present age = 18 years. So, son&#39;s age 5 years ago = 13 years.

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A father tells his son, "I was of your present age when you were born". If the father is 36 now, how old was the boy five years back ?

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