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Twenty years from now, Aditya's age will be three times his age today. What is his current age?

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5 years
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10 years
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20 years
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30 years
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Solution

The correct option is B 10 years
Let, Aditya's current age be x
Twenty years from now, Aditya's age will be x+20.
Given, twenty years from now, Aditya's age will be three times his age today, which is 3x.

3x=x+20
2x=20
x=10 years

Therefore, Aditya's current age is 10 years.

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