The ages of Old and Young total 48. Old is twice as old as Young was when Old was half as old as Young will be when Young is three times as Old was when Old was three times as old as Young. How old is Old?
From the options itself,we can see that option c
old = 30
young = 18
30 + 18 = 48
By reducing this years only by one
Before 6years
old = 24 (half of young)
young = 12 (twice of old)