Multiple choice

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

  1. 52

  2. 42

  3. 41

  4. 40

  5. None of these

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Explanation

Apurva was married 16 years ago. Ratio of present age to marriage age is 5:3. If present age = 5x, marriage age = 3x, then 5x - 3x = 16, so 2x = 16, x = 8. Present age = 40 years, marriage age = 24 years. Baby born 4 years after marriage, so baby's current age = 16 - 4 = 12 years. Sum = 40 + 12 = 52 years.