Question: A person was asked to state his age in years. His reply was, “take my age 3 yr hence, multiply it by 3 and then subtract 3 times my age 3 yr ago and you will know how old I am.” What was the age of the person?
Options:
A) 24 yr
B) 20 yr
C) 32 yr
D) 18 yr
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
- Let the present age be x yr.
According to the question,
$ x=3(x+3)-3(x-3) $
$ \Rightarrow $ $ x=3x+9-3x+9 $
$ \Rightarrow $ $ x=18yr $