{"id":152644,"date":"2023-07-27T11:20:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T05:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=152644"},"modified":"2023-07-27T11:20:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T05:50:34","slug":"a-mother-is-twice-as-old-as-her-son-if-20-years-ago-the-age-of-the-mother-was-10-times-the-age-of-the-son-what-is-the-present-age-of-the-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/a-mother-is-twice-as-old-as-her-son-if-20-years-ago-the-age-of-the-mother-was-10-times-the-age-of-the-son-what-is-the-present-age-of-the-mother\/","title":{"rendered":"A mother is twice as old as her son. If 20 years ago, the age of the mother was 10 times the age of the son, what is the present age of the mother?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Question<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">A mother is twice as old as her son. If 20 years ago, the age of the mother was 10 times the age of the son, what is the present age of the mother?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Type<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">multiple_choice<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>38 years<\/td><td>incorrect<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>40 years<\/td><td>incorrect<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>43 years<\/td><td>incorrect<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Option<\/td><td>45 years<\/td><td>correct<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Solution<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">Let the age of son = X years <br>\u2234Age of mother would be =2X <br>As per question 20 years ago; <br>10 (X -20) = 2X &#8211; 20 <br>10X &#8211; 200 = 2X &#8211; 20 <br>10X &#8211; 2X= &#8211; 20 + 200 <br>8X = 180 X=180\/8= 22.5 years <br>\u2234Age of mother = 22.5 * 2 = 45 years<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question A mother is twice as old as her son. If 20 years ago, the age of the mother was 10 times the age of the son, what is the present age of the mother? 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