Multiple choice

A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at present at the time of your birth". If the father's age is 46 years now, what was the son's age seven years back? एक पिता ने अपने बेटे से कहा, "तुम्हारे जन्म के समय मेरी आयु तुम्हारे वर्तमान उम्र के समान थी "। यदि पिता की उम्र अब 46 वर्ष है, तो सात वर्ष पूर्व बेटे की उम्र क्या थी?

  1. 14 years/वर्ष

  2. 16 years/वर्ष

  3. 15 years/वर्ष

  4. 18 years/वर्ष
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Explanation

When son was born, father's age = son's current age. Let son's current age = S. Then father is 2S years old (S years at son's birth + S years since). Given 2S = 46, so S = 23. Son's age 7 years back = 23 - 7 = 16 years. The key insight is that the age difference equals the son's current age.

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