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Raju’s father’s age is `5` years more than three times Raju’s age. Raju’s father is `44` years old. Set up an equation to find Raju’s age.

A

`13 years`

B

`12 years`

C

`11 years`

D

`14 years`

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The correct Answer is:
A
Let Raju`'`s age is `x` years.
Then, his father age will be `3x+5` years.
We are given Raju`'`s father age is `44` years.
So, required equation is,
`3x+5 = 44`
Using this equation, we can find Raju`'`s age, that is `13` years.
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