Question

What is the present age of mother?
I. The difference between the ages of mother and daughter is 45 years.
II. The present age of daughter is 1/4th of the present age of the mother.
III. The sum of the ages of mother and daughter is 75 years.

Q: Answer-What is the present age of mother? I. The difference between the ages of mother and daughter is 45 y...

From II, Let the mothers age be x and daughters age be x 4. From I II, x - x 4 45 3x 4 45 x 60 years. From II III, x x 4 75 5x 4 75 x 60 years. From I III, x-y 45 and xy 75 By solving will get the value of x i.e. the answer.

Each of the questions below consists of a question and three statements numbered I, II and III given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in all the three statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read all the statements and give answer –

A Any two of them

B Only I and III

C Only I and II

D All I, II and III

E None of these

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