Question

Mr. Peter gave his eldest son David a bag with 1000 gold coins. David took 230 gold coins from the bag and gave the rest to his younger brothers John, Joe and Jonathan, and advised them to distribute the balance left in the bag amongst themselves in proportion to their age which together amounted to 17.5 years. After a lot of deliberation and discussion John, Joe and Jonathan came to a conclusion to distribute the gold coins. Their methodology was as follows: As often John took 4 gold coins, Joe took 3. As often John took 6 gold coins Jonathan took 7. What was the age of John, Joe and Jonathan ?

• A. 6 years, 4.5 years and 7 years respectively
• B. 5 years, 5.5 years and 7 years respectively
• C. 6 years, 5 years and 6.5 years respectively
• D. 5 years, 6.5 years and 6 years respectively

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

6 years, 4.5 years and 7 years respectively

Answer 2

The correct option is (A): 6 years, 4.5 years and 7 years respectively