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The average age of a husband, his wife and their child years ago was . The average age of the wife and the child years ago was . Find the present age of the husband.

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  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let the present ages of the husband, wife, and child be , , and respectively.
Given:
The average age of , , and , years ago was .







Also given:
The average age of the wife and child, years ago was .







To find the present age of the husband (), substitute the value of into the first equation:





Thus, the present age of the husband is .

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The average age of a husband, his wife and their child years ago was . The average age of the wife and the child years ago was . Find the present age of the husband.
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C
D

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