Multiple choice

Suneeta was married 30 years ago and ratio of her present age to the age of her at the time of marriage is 5:2. After 4 years of marriage she gave birth to a baby. Find the difference of current ages of Suneeta and her baby.

  1. 24

  2. 20

  3. 32

  4. 26

  5. None of these
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Explanation

Let present age be 5x and marriage age be 2x. Since 5x - 2x = 30 years, x = 10. Present age = 50 years. Baby born 4 years after marriage, so baby's current age = 30 - 4 = 26 years. Difference = 50 - 26 = 24 years.

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