The sum of ages of Mohan and his father is 35 years. When Mohan’s age will be equal to present age of his father, then sum of their ages will be 85 years. Find present age of the father.
a) 20 years
b) 25 years
c) 30 years
d) 32 years
e) None of these

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Answer :

Sum of present ages = 35 years
sum of their ages will be 85 years after (85-35) / 2 = 25 years from now.
the father is 25 years older than his son.
Present age of father = (35 + 25)/2 = 30 years.
Answer: c)

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