8 years ago, the age of Anand was one-third the age of Bala at that time. The present age of Bala is 12 years more than the present age of Anand. Find the present age of Anand? Choose the correct choice from the following choices.
A) 12
B) 13
C) 14
D) 15
E) 16
Let the present ages of Anand and Bala be 'a' and 'b' respectively.   a - 8 = 1/3 (b - 8) --- (1)   b = a + 12   Substituting b = a + 12 in first equation,   a - 8 = 1/3 (a + 4) =&gt; 3a - 24 = a + 4   =&gt; 2a = 28=&gt; a = 14.   ANSWER:14
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8 years ago, the age of Anand was one-third the age of Bala at that time. The present age of Bala is 12 years more than the present age of Anand. Find the present age of Anand?