Multiple choice

A father tells his son, “ I was three times of your present age when you were born. “if the father’s present age is 48 years how old was the boy 4 years ago? एक पिता अपने पुत्र से कहता है ‘‘जब तुम पैदा हुए थे तब मैं तुम्हारी वर्तमान आयु का तीन गुना था।‘‘ यदि पिता की वर्तमान आयु 48 वर्ष है तो 4 वर्ष पहले पुत्र की आयु कितनी थी ?

  1. 12

  2. 10

  3. 7

  4. 8

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Let son's current age = x. When son was born (age 0), father was 3x years old. Father's current age (48) = 3x + x = 4x. So x = 12. Son's age 4 years ago = 12 - 4 = 8 years.