Multiple choice

The average age of a man and his son is 48 years. The ratio of their ages is 11 : 5 respectively. What will be the ratio of their ages after 6 years?

  1. $6 : 5$
  2. $5 : 3$
  3. $4 : 3$
  4. $2 : 1$
  5. $None of these$
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Average age of man and son is 48, so their total age is 96 years. With age ratio 11:5, let ages be 11x and 5x. Then 16x = 96, so x = 6. Current ages: 66 and 30. After 6 years: 72 and 36, which simplifies to 2:1.