Question

The age of a men is 4 times that of his son.Five years ago the man was nine times old as his son was at that time.The present age of man is

• A. 40 years
• B. 32 years
• C. 34 years
• D. 36 years

Answer 1

The correct option is B 32 years

Let the son's age be x years and the father's age be 4x years

$\Rightarrow$ (4x-5) = 9 (x-5)
$\Rightarrow$ 5x = 40
$\Rightarrow$ x = 8
$\therefore$ Present age of the father = 4x = 32 years