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A father tells his son "I was of your present age when you were born" If the father is now 36 years of age how old was the boy 5 years ago?

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13

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15

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17

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20

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Solution

The correct option is A 13
From the statement it means that age of the father is double the age of the son Since father is 36 years old the son is 18 years old
So son's age 5 years ago is 13 years.

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