Multiple choice

Ananya was married 8 years ago and ratio of her present age to the age of her at the time of marriage is 4:3. After 5 years of marriage she gave birth to a baby. Find the sum of age of Ananya and her baby 3 years hence.

  1. 38

  2. 42

  3. 41

  4. 40

  5. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Let Ananya's present age be 4x and marriage age be 3x (ratio 4:3). She married 8 years ago, so 4x - 3x = 8, giving x = 8. Present age = 4(8) = 32. Baby born 5 years after marriage, so baby is currently 32 - (8 + 5) = 3 years old. In 3 years: Ananya will be 35 and baby will be 6. Sum = 35 + 6 = 41. Option C is correct.

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