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Farah got married 8 years ago. Today her age is 1 2/7 times her age at the time of her marriage. At present her daughter's age is one-sixth of her age. What was her daughter's age 3 years ago?(a) 6 years (b) 2 years(c) 3 years (d) Cannot be determined(e) None of these |
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Answer» (c) Let Farah’s age at the time of her marriage be x. Then, (x +8)= x x 9/7 9x /7 -8 =8 x=8*7/2= 28 years Farah’s present age = 28 + 8 = 36 years Daughter’s age 3 years ago = 36 x 1/6-3= 3 years |
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