My brother is 3 years elder to me. My father was 28 years of age when ...
Let my age = x
Then
My brother's age = x + 3
My mother's age = x + 26
My sister's age = ( x + 3 ) + 4 = x + 7 My father's age = ( x + 7 ) + 28 = x + 35
Age of my father when my brother was born = x + 35 − ( x + 3 ) = 32
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My brother is 3 years elder to me. My father was 28 years of age when ...
Given information:
- My brother is 3 years elder to me.
- My father was 28 years of age when my sister was born.
- My mother was 26 years of age when I was born.
- My sister was 4 years of age when my brother was born.
To find: What was the age of my father when my brother was born?
Let's solve this step by step.
Step 1: Find the age difference between my sister and my brother.
As my brother is 3 years elder to me, my sister is also 3 + 2 = 5 years elder to me. So, the age difference between my sister and my brother is 4 years.
Step 2: Find the age of my brother when I was born.
As my brother is 3 years elder to me, his age when I was born would be 3 years.
Step 3: Find the age of my sister when my brother was born.
As we know that the age difference between my sister and my brother is 4 years, and my brother was born when my sister was 4 years old. So, the age of my sister when my brother was born would be 4 + 4 = 8 years.
Step 4: Find the sum of ages of my father and mother when my brother was born.
As my brother is younger than my sister, we can assume that my mother gave birth to my brother at the age of 30 (26 + 4). So, the sum of ages of my father and mother when my brother was born would be 28 + 30 = 58 years.
Step 5: Find the age of my father when my brother was born.
As we know that the sum of ages of my father and mother when my brother was born was 58 years, and my mother was 30 years old at that time. So, the age of my father when my brother was born would be 58 - 30 = 28 years.
Therefore, the age of my father when my brother was born was 28 years. Hence, the correct answer is option (D) 32 years.