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Rajeev's age after 15 years will be 5 times his age 5 years back . what is the present age of Rajeev ?8


Options:
A .  8 years
B .  9 years
C .  10 years
D .  11 years
Answer: Option C

Sol.        Let Rajeev's present age be `x` years . Then .

               Rajeev's age after 15 years  = `(x + 15)` years

                Rajeev's age 5 years back = `(x - 5)` years.

`:.`            `x + 15 =  5(x - 5)`

`hArr         x + 15 =  5x - 25`

`hArr         4x = 40`

`hArr           x = 10`

Hence , Rajeev' present age = 10 years.



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