Twenty years from now, Arun's age will be three times his present age. His present age is

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Solution

The correct option is D $10$
$\begin{matrix} L e t a r u n p r e s e n t a g e = x A f t e r 20 y e a r h i s a g e w i l l b e x + 20 b u t i t i s g i v e n t h a t a f t e r 20 y e a r h i s a g e w i l l b e t h r e e t i m e s p r e s e n t a g e o r x + 20 = 3 x o r 3 x - x = 20 o r x = 10 T h e r e f o r e h i s p r e s e n t a g e i s 10 \end{matrix}$

Hence,
option $D$ is correct answer.

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