Multiple choice

Father is 5 year older than the mother and the mother’s age now is thrice the age of the daughter. The daughter is now 10 year old. What was the age of father when the daughter was born?

  1. 20 years

  2. 15 years

  3. 25 years

  4. 30 years
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Daughter is 10 years old now. Mother's age = 3 × 10 = 30 years. Father is 5 years older than mother = 35 years now. When daughter was born (10 years ago), father was 35 - 10 = 25 years old. Option A (20 years) would make the current age gap too small.

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