SOLUTION: if father tell his son,i was of your present age where you were born.if the father is 36 now . how old the boy 5 year back.

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Question 744595: if father tell his son,i was of your present age where you were born.if the father is 36 now . how old the boy 5 year back.
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if father tell his son,i was of your present age where you were born.
if the father is 36 now . how old the boy 5 year back.
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Logic tells us that the father must be twice the son's age, that's 18
18 - 5 = 13 yr old 5 yrs ago