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Quantitative - Mathematics - Word Problems:

Age Problems

MCQ - 538-13305

Question:

Tahira is 23 years old and Sadaf is 15 years old. How many years ago was Tahira twice as old as Sadaf?

  1. 7
  2. 16
  3. 9
  4. 16
  5. 8

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

The fastest reasoning here is from the answers. Subtract each number from both ages, to see which results in Tahira being twice as old as Sadaf. 7 years ago, Tahira was 16 and Sadaf was 8.
let x= number of years
Then 23-x=2(15-x)
23-x=30-2x
7=x

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