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Age · UPSC CDS/OTA · Question 21 of 52

Age: 8 years ago, the ratio of the ages of a brother and his sister was 2:1. The sum of their present ages is 52 years. Find the brother’s present age.

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Age
Subject
Mathematics
Difficulty
Difficult
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45-60 sec

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8 years ago, the ratio of the ages of a brother and his sister was 2:1. The sum of their present ages is 52 years. Find the brother’s present age.

TopicAge
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyDifficult
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min

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