Question 68

Logical Reasoning Age Easy

When Rajeev was born his father was 32 years older than his brother and his mother was 25 years older than his sister. If Rajeev's brother is 6 years older than Rajeev and his mother is 3 years younger than his father, how old was Rajeev's sister when he was born?

(A) 15 years
(B) 14 years
(C) 7 years
(D) 10 years
✓ Correct Answer: Option D Verified Solution

📘 Step-by-Step Solution & Detailed Explanation:

Quick Solution

The easiest way to solve this puzzle is to calculate everyone's age at the single point in time mentioned: "When Rajeev was born". At this moment, we can set Rajeev's age to 0 and find everyone else's age relative to that.


A Step-by-Step Deduction

  1. Find the brother's age: The problem states the brother is 6 years older than Rajeev. So, when Rajeev was 0, his brother was 6 years old.
  2. Find the father's age: At that same time, the father was 32 years older than the brother. So, the father's age was 6 + 32 = 38 years old.
  3. Find the mother's age: The mother is 3 years younger than the father. So, her age was 38 - 3 = 35 years old.
  4. Find the sister's age: Finally, the mother was 25 years older than the sister at that time. So, the sister's age was 35 - 25 = 10 years old.

Final Answer: Rajeev's sister was 10 years old when he was born.

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