A man has three grand children.The age of the eldest grand child is four times…
2026
A man has three grand children.The age of the eldest grand child is four times the age of youngest grand child. The second grand child's age is half of the eldest grand child. The sum of the ages of all three grandchildren is 63. What is the age of eldest grand child?
- A.
18
- B.
24
- C.
30
- D.
36
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Correct answer: D
Let the age of youngest be : x years
Therefore the age og oldest = 4x
and hence the age of the third one = 2x.
therefore A/c: (x + 2x + 4x) = 63
or 7x = 63 or x = 9
Therefore, age of eldest grandchild = 4x = 36.