A man was 32 years of age when he had his first son. His wife was 35 years of ag

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Question
A man was 32 years of age when he had his first son. His wife was 35 years of age when his son attained the age of 7 years. The difference in age between the man and his wife is
Options
A. 7 years
B. 3 years
C. 5 years
D. 4 years

Correct Answer

4 years

Explanation

According to question ,
Age of his wife = 35 years
Age of his son = 7 years and Age of man = 32 years
At the birth of son, The age of mother = Age of his wife - Age of his son = 35 ? 7 = 28 years
Difference in age = Age of man - age of mother = 32 ? 28 = 4 years