The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the youngest child?
Question and options
The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years.
What is the age of the youngest child?
What is the age of the youngest child?
- 4 years
- 8 years
- 10 years
- None of the given options is correct
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - 4 years
Ages x, x+3, x+6, x+9, x+12 sum to 5x + 30 = 50, so x = 4 years.
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