Question

Ram said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth". If Ram's age is $46$ years now, then the son's age five years back was

• A. $18$ years
• B. $16$ years
• C. $14$ years
• D. $23$ years

Answer 1

The correct option is A $18$ years

Let the son's present age be $x$ years.
Then, $(46-x)=x$
$\Rightarrow 2x=46$
$\Rightarrow x=23$
$\therefore$ Son's age $5$ years back $=23-5=18$ years.