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The age of a boy is one-fifth of the age of his mother and the sum of the ages of the son and the mother is equal to the age of the father. After 15 years, the sum of the ages of the son and his mother will be four-third of his father's age. Find the ratio o the present ages of son, mother and father respectively.

A

`1:5:7`

B

`2:10:10`

C

`1:5:6`

D

`2:8:9`

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The correct Answer is:
C
Frame the equation using the given data and get the relation among son's age, mother's age and father's age. For example, if son's age=x years, mother's age is 5x years and father's age is 6x years.
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