Aparna was born one year after her mother’s marriage. Her father is two years elder than her mother but twenty five years older than Aparna, who is six years old. At what age did the mother get…
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Aparna was born one year after her mother’s marriage. Her father is two years elder than her mother but twenty five years older than Aparna, who is six years old. At what age did the mother get married?
- 22 years
- 31 years
- 21 years
- 25 years
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - 22 years
Aparna is 6, so her father is 31 and her mother 29. Aparna was born 1 year after the marriage, i.e. the marriage was 7 years ago, so the mother married at 29 - 7 = 22.
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