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A person was asked to state his age in years. His reply was, take my age three years hence multiply it by 3 and then subtract three times my age three years ago and you will know how old I am. What was the age of the person?

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24 years
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20 years
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C
32 years
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D
18 years
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Solution

The correct option is C 18 years
Let the present age of the person be x years
His age after 3 years hence =(x+3) years
His age 3 years ago =(x3) years
Then according to given condition, his present age will be (x+3)33(x3)
=(3x+93x+9)=18 years.

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