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      Question

       The present ages of a father and his son sum to 54

      years. Six years ago, father’s age was 5 times the son’s age. Son’s present age is:
      A 18 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B 13 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C 16 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D 25 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Let son = x, father = 54 − x 6 years ago: (54 − x − 6) = 5(x − 6) 48 − x = 5x − 30 78 = 6x ⇒ x = 13

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