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A man is thrice as old as his son. If the man was 42 years old when his son was born, find the age of the son when the man was seven times as old as the son?

A. 7 years
B. 14 years
C. 12 years
D. 14 years
E. 16 years

When man was 42 yrs, son was 0 yrs old.

Now we have to create a situation where the man's age is 7 times son's.

Note: Whatever the son's age is going to be, it will be added to the man's initial age of 42 when the son was born (0) as they both are growing together.

Let son's age be x.

i.e. 7 * x = 42 + x

Solve for x

x = 7
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