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Ten years from now, the ages of A and B will be in a ratio of 7:9. C's current age is half of B's current age. Five years from now, the ratio of C's age to D's age will be 3:4. If the average of C's and D's current ages is 16, what is A's current age?

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C D32 years After 5 years32 10 42 years 7x42 years x 6 years C3 6 18 years Cs present age18 5 13 years Bs present age13 2 26 years After 10 years Bs age26 10 36 years As age after 10 years7 9 36 28 years As present age28 10 18 years

A 30 years

B 28 years

C 22 years

D 18 years

E None of these

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