Multiple choice

A husband age is thrice that of his wife’s age. Six years ago, the husband's age was five times that of the wife’s age. What is the present age of wife?/एक पति की उम्र उसकी पत्नी की उम्र से तीन गुनी है। छह साल पहले, पति की उम्र पत्नी की उम्र के पांच गुना थी। पत्नी की वर्तमान आयु क्या है?

  1. 16years/ 16 साल

  2. 26 years/26 साल

  3. 12 years /12 साल

  4. 30 years/30 साल

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Let wife's current age = W, then husband = 3W. Six years ago: (3W-6) = 5(W-6). Solving: 3W-6 = 5W-30, so 2W = 24, giving W = 12 years. Verification: Husband is 36, six years ago he was 30 and wife was 6, and 30 = 5 × 6.