The present age of Harish is 8 times the sum of the ages of his two sons at present. After 8 years, his age will be 2 times the sum of the ages of his two sons. The present age of Harish (in years) is:
The present age of Harish is 8 times the sum of the ages of his two sons at present. After 8 years, his age will be 2 times the sum of the ages of his two sons. The present age of Harish (in years) is:
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 2
Let Harish's present age be and the sum of the ages of his two sons be .
From the first condition, we have:
After 8 years, Harish's age will be , and the sum of his sons' ages will be .
From the second condition, we have:
Substituting from the first equation into the second:
Expanding and simplifying:
Now substituting back to find :
Thus, the present age of Harish is years.
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