Question

Father is 3 yr older than the mother and the mother’s age is now twice the daughter’s age. If the daughter is 20 yr old now, then the father’s age when the daughter was born

Options

• 20 yr

• 40 yr

• 43 yr

• 23 yr

Answer 1

23 yr

Explanation:

Age of daughter = 20

age of mother = 2 × 20 = 40

age of father = 40 + 3 = 43

age of father at girl’s birth = 43 – 20 = 23