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Assertion (A): Difference between ages of two brothers is 5 years, while sum of their ages is 25 years. Then the younger is 10 years old.

Reason (R): The difference between age of two brothers remains constant, even when they grow older.

  1. Assertion (A) is true, Reason (R) is false.

  2. Assertion (A) is false, Reason (R) is true.

  3. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct reason for Assertion (A).

  4. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct reason (or explanation) for Assertion (A).

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Answer

Let x years be the age of the elder brother.

The age of the younger brother = (x - 5) years

Sum of their ages = 25 years

⇒ x + (x - 5) = 25

⇒ x + x - 5 = 25

⇒ 2x - 5 = 25

⇒ 2x = 25 + 5

⇒ 2x = 30

⇒ x = 302\dfrac{30}{2}

⇒ x = 15 years.

The age of the younger brother = 15 - 5 = 10 years.

∴ Assertion (A) is true.

The difference between age of two brothers remains constant, even when they grow older.

Both individuals age by the same amount over any given period, effectively cancelling out the increase in their individual ages when calculating the difference.

∴ Reason (R) is true.

∴ Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is not the correct reason (or explanation) for Assertion (A).

Hence, option 4 is the correct option.

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