Multiple choice

Rakhi was married 16 years ago and ratio of her present age to the age of her at the time of marriage is 5:3. After 4 years of marriage she gave birth to a baby. Find the sum of present ages of Rakhi and her baby.

  1. 38

  2. 42

  3. 41

  4. 40

  5. None of these

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E Correct answer
Explanation

Let present age = 5x, age at marriage = 3x. Since married 16 years ago: 5x - 16 = 3x. Solving gives x = 8, so present age = 40 years. Baby born 4 years after marriage means baby is 16 - 4 = 12 years old now. Sum = 40 + 12 = 52 years, which is not among the given options.