SSC CGL 5 Aug 2017 Shift 1 Paper

Question : 11 of 100

Marks: +1, -0

Rakhi got engaged 10 years ago.
Rakhi’s present age is 5/3 of her age at the time of engagement. If the present age of Rakhi’s mother is twice that of present age of Rakhi, then what was her mother’s age (in years) at the time of her engagement?

Validate

Solution:

Let Rakhi’s present age = x years
According to the question,

x-10=x×3/5

∴

x=25

years
∴ The present age of Rakhi’s mother = 2 x 2 5 = 50 years
Hence, the age of Rakhi’s mother at the time of her engagement

= 5 0 -1 0 =40

years

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