P’s age 8 years ago is equal to the sum of the present ages of his so...
Given information:
P’s age 8 years ago = Son's age + Daughter's age
Daughter’s age + 5 = (7/6) * (Son’s age + 5)
P’s wife’s age = P’s age + 7
P’s wife’s age = 3 * Son’s age
Solution:
Let's assume P's present age = P years
Son's present age = S years
Daughter's present age = D years
P’s wife’s present age = W years
Step 1: Find P's age 8 years ago:
P’s age 8 years ago = P - 8
Step 2: Find the sum of the present ages of son and daughter:
Sum of present ages = Son's age + Daughter's age = S + D
Step 3: Equate the sum of present ages to P's age 8 years ago:
P - 8 = S + D
=> P = S + D + 8 …(Equation 1)
Step 4: Find the ratio between daughter's age and son's age 5 years hence:
Daughter's age 5 years hence = D + 5
Son's age 5 years hence = S + 5
According to the given information,
(D + 5) / (S + 5) = 7/6
=> 6(D + 5) = 7(S + 5)
=> 6D + 30 = 7S + 35
=> 6D - 7S = 5 …(Equation 2)
Step 5: Find the relation between P's age and his wife's age:
According to the given information,
W = P + 7 …(Equation 3)
W = 3S …(Equation 4)
Step 6: Solve the equations:
Solving equations 1, 2, 3, and 4 simultaneously will give us the values of S, D, P, and W.
From Equation 4, we get:
P + 7 = 3S
=> P = 3S - 7
Substituting this value of P in Equation 1, we get:
3S - 7 = S + D + 8
=> 2S = D + 15 …(Equation 5)
Substituting the value of P from Equation 4 in Equation 3, we get:
W = 3(3S - 7)
=> W = 9S - 21
Substituting the value of W from Equation 4 in Equation 3, we get:
9S - 21 = S + 7
=> 8S = 28
=> S = 28/8 = 7/2 = 3.5
Substituting the value of S in Equation 5, we get:
2(3.5) = D + 15
=> 7 = D + 15
=> D = -8
But the age cannot be negative, so this value of D is not valid.
Conclusion:
Since the value of D is not valid, we cannot determine the daughter's present age. Therefore
P’s age 8 years ago is equal to the sum of the present ages of his so...
Given,
P’s age 8 years ago is equal to the sum of the present ages of his son and his daughter.
Let,
5 years hence age of daughter and son be 7x years and 6x years respectively,
Then,
Present age of daughter = (7x − 5) years
Present age of son = (6x − 5) years
Present age of P = [(7x−5) + (6x−5) + 8]
= (13x−2) years
∴ Present age of P's wife = [(13x − 2) + 7]
= (13x + 5) years
Present age of P's wife is thrice the present age of his son.
(13x + 5) = 3(6x − 5)
⇒ x = 4
So,
His daughter's present age = (7x−5)
= 23 years
Hence, the correct option is (C).