CAT 2020 Slot 3 QA Q6 Ratio, Mixtures & Averages

Question 6 of the Quantitative Ability (QA) section, CAT 2020 Slot 3, with CAT's official answer.

Dick is thrice as old as Tom and Harry is twice as old as Dick. If Dick's age is 1 year less than the average age of all three, then Harry's age, in years, is

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