Ten years ago, the age of Anand was one-third the age of Bala at that time. The present age of Bala is 8 years more than the present age of Anand. Find the present age of Anand? Choose the correct option:
A) 12 B) 13 C) 14 D) 15 E) 16
Let the present ages of Anand and Bala be 'a' and 'b' respectively.   a - 10 = 1/3 (b - 10) --- (1)   b = a + 8   Substituting b = a + 12 in first equation,   a - 10 = 1/3 (a - 2) =&gt; 3a - 30 = a - 2   =&gt; 2a = 28 =&gt; a = 14.   ANSWER:14
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Ten years ago, the age of Anand was one-third the age of Bala at that time. The present age of Bala is 8 years more than the present age of Anand. Find the present age of Anand?