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A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth". If the father's age is 38 years now, what was the son's age five years back?Options20 years14 years22 years18 years

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A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth". If the father's age is 38 years now, what was the son's age five years back?Options20 years14 years22 years18 years

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The answer is 14 years. Here's the step-by-step explanation:

  1. The father's statement implies that the difference in age between the father and son remains constant. This difference is the son's current age.

  2. If the father is 38 years old now, and his age was the same as his son's current age at the time of his son's birth, then the son's current age is 38 years divided by 2, which equals 19 years.

  3. To find the son's age five years ago, subtract 5 from his current age of 19 years. The result is 14 years.

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