A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth". If the father's age is 44 years now, the son's age five years back was:	Choose one:
A) A)14  B) B)17  C) C)56  D) D)89  E) E)34
Let the son's present age be x years. Then, (44 - x) = x   2x = 44.   x = 22.   Son's age 5 years back (22 - 5)= 
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<output>17</output>
17 years.   Answer:17
<result>B</result>
A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth". If the father's age is 44 years now, the son's age five years back was: