Question

A father told his son, “I was as old as you are at present at the time of your birth”. If the father’s age is 38 years now, the son’s age five years back was:

14 years

19 years

33 years

38 years

46 years

• A. 14 years
• B. 19 years
• C. 33 years
• D. 38 years
• E. 46 years

Answer 1

The correct answer is option (A)14 years.

Let the son's present age be x years.

Then, difference of father's and son's present age = Son's present age

(38 - x) = x

⇔2x=38

⇔x=19

So, the son’s age five years back was, x−5=19−5=14 years

Hence, the correct answer is option A.