Question

Seema’s present age is`1 1/2` times at the time of her marriage. She married 12 years ago. Now she has a daughter whose age is 2 more than one third of her age at the time of marriage. Find the age of the daughter?

A 12 years Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B 8 years Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C 10 years Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D 24 years Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
E 16 years Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Let Seema’s age at the time of her marriage be x Then, present age of Seema = `3/2x` According to the question x + 12 =`3/2x` `3/2x-x` = 12 `x/2` = 12 x = 24 years Now, daughter’s age = `1/3x` + 2 = `1/3xx` 24 + 2 = 8 + 2 = 10 years

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