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Today is Akash's Birthday. One year from today, he will be twice as old as he was 12 years ago. How old is Akash today?

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25 years
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27 years
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20 years
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22 years
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Solution

The correct option is C 25 years
Let present age of Akash be x years. After one year, he will be (x+1) years old and twelve years ago, he was (x12) years old.
x+1=2(x12)
x=25 years.

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