When I was married 10 years ago my wife is the 6th
member of the family. Today my father died and a baby born
to me. The average age of my family during my marriage is
same as today. What is the age of Father when he died?

Answer Posted / p.vidhya

LETS TAKE THEIR TOTAL AGE 2 B 'K'THEN AVG VALUE IS K/6 NOW TAKE FATHERS AGE AS 'X' THEN AFTER 10 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH AVG AGE IS [K-X+{10*5}]/6 NEW BORNS AGE WILL B TAKEN 0 AS AVG AGE IS SAME SO EQUATE ABOVE 2 AVG U WILL GET ANS AS 50 YEARS

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