Give a quick stream of consciousness before answering the following question. The average age of a family of 6 members is 40 years.If the age of the youngest member is 7 years,what was the average age of the family at the birth of the youngest member?\nOptions:\n(A) 33\n(B) 18\n(C) 21\n(D) 12\n(E) 19
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Present age of total members = 6 X 40 = 240\n7 yrs back their ages were = 6 x 7 = 42\nAges at the birth of youngest member = 240 - 42 = 198\nTherefore, avg age at the birth of youngest member = 198/6 = 33.
The answer: (A).
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