Today is Megha's birthday. One year from now, she will be twice as old as she was eight years ago. How old is Megha today?

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Option 2 : 17 Year
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Let Megha's present age be 'x'.

Megha's age after one year = (x + 1)

Megha's age before before 8 years = (x - 8)

According to the question:

(x + 1) = 2 (x - 8)

⇒ x + 1 = 2x - 16

x = 17

Therefore, Megha's present age will be 17 years.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option (2)".

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