father is aged three times more than his son ronit. after 8 years, he would be two and half times if ronit's age. after further 8 years , how many times would he be of ronit's age?  Choose the correct choice from the following choices:
A) 2 times
B) 2.5 times
C) 3 times
D) 3.8 times
E) 4 times
ronit's present age be x years . then, father's present age= (x+3x)years= 4x years   therefore (4x + 8) = 5/2 (x + 8)   8x + 16 = 5x + 40   3x = 24 , x= 8, ratio = (4x + 16)/(x + 16)= 48/24= 
<gadget id="calculator">48/24</gadget>
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2,   correct answer (2 times)
<result>A</result>
father is aged three times more than his son ronit. after 8 years, he would be two and half times if ronit's age. after further 8 years , how many times would he be of ronit's age?