The age of a teacher is 40 years more than the age of a student. The age of one more student who is 8 years elder than the previous student is half of the age of the teacher. Find the age of the second student. 

The age of a teacher is 40 years more than the age of a student. The age of one more student who is 8 years elder than the previous student is half of the age of the teacher. Find the age of the second student.  Correct Answer 32 years

Let the age of the student and the teacher be x and x + 40 respectively.

According to the question,

(x + 8)/(x + 40) = 1/2

2x + 16 = x + 40

x = 24

Age of the second student = x + 8 = 24 + 8 = 32 years

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