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The average age of three children in a family is 15% of the average age of the father and the youngest child. The sum of the ages of the mother and the eldest child is 47 years. If the father's age is 32 years, then what is the age of the second child?

  1. 15 years

  2. 16 years

  3. 17 years

  4. Cannot be determined

  5. None of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The information provided is insufficient to solve for the second child's age as there are too many variables and not enough independent equations.

AI explanation

The given information provides the sum of the mother's and eldest child's ages, the father's age, and an equation linking the three children's average to the father and youngest child. However, there are no individual ages provided to isolate the second child from the group of three children or from the eldest child. Therefore, the age of the second child cannot be determined from the given data.

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