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Age Relations (Quantitative)

Description: Quantitative test for problems on ages
Number of Questions: 15
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The ratio of the present ages of Raman and Aman is 4 : 3. Raman's age will be 26 years after 6 years. What is the present age of Aman?

  1. 15 years

  2. 21 years

  3. 20 years

  4. 26 years

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aman is 15 years old.

If Chintu is older then mintu by 7 years and their ages are in the ratio 9 : 7, what is the age of Mintu?

  1. 31.5 years

  2. 24.5 years

  3. 33.5 years

  4. 38.5 years

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Mintu is 24.5 years old.

A father said to his son "I was of the same age as you at the time of your birth". If the father's present age is 34 years, what was the age of the son 5 years back?

  1. 17 years

  2. 12 years

  3. 29 years

  4. 11 years

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Let the son's present age be x. Father's present age = 2x  2x = 34  x = 17

Son's age 5 years back = 17-5 = 12 years

The present ages of A, B and C are in the ratio A : B : C = 4 : 7 : 9. Seven years ago, the sum of their ages was 59. Find their present ages.

  1. 16, 28, 36

  2. 36, 28, 16

  3. 9, 21, 29

  4. 29, 21, 9

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Let the ages of A, B, C be 4x, 7x, 9x, respectively.  (4x-7) + (7x-9) + (9x-9) = 59 or 20x = 80 or x = 4 16 : 28 : 36

Six years ago. Ram and Sham had their ages in the ratio 5 : 6. After 4 years, the ratio of their ages will be 10 : 11. What is the present age of Sham?

  1. 16 years

  2. 18 years

  3. 12 years

  4. 22 years

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sham's present age is 18 years.

Ten years ago, a father was 3 times older than his son. After ten years, the father is twice the age of his son. What is the ratio of the father's present age to the son's present age?

  1. 7 : 3

  2. 3 : 7

  3. 2 : 1

  4. 3 : 1

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Let the ages of father and son 10 years back be 3x and x, respectively. (3x+10)+10 : (x+10)+10 = 2 : 1 or x = 20  Required ratio = 7 : 3

Reema's father was 36 years old at her birth and her mother was 34 at the time of the birth of her 4 years younger brother. What is the difference between the ages of her parents?

  1. 4 years

  2. 6 years

  3. 36 years

  4. 30 years

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Difference in age = 40-34 = 6 years

The age of a father is three times more than the age of his son. After 8 years, the ratio of father's age to son's age will be 5 : 2. What will be the ratio after 16 years?

  1. 2 : 1

  2. 5 : 2

  3. 1 : 2

  4. 2 : 5

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Required ratio = (4x+16) : (x+16) = 48 : 24 = 2 : 1

The present ages of Ram and Sham are in the ratio 4 : 5. After 3 years, the ratio of their ages will be 9 : 11. What is Sham's present age?

  1. 24 years

  2. 30 years

  3. 60 years

  4. 48 years

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Let the present age of Ram be 4x, Present age of Sham = 5x  5x+3 : 4x+3 = 11 : 9 or x = 6 So, present age of Ram is 4*6 = 24 years and of Sham is 5*6 = 30 years.

The sum of present ages of A and B is 60. Six years ago, A's age was five times the age of B. After 6 years, the age of B will be

  1. 26 years

  2. 20 years

  3. 14 years

  4. 46 years

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Let the present age of B be x and of A be (60-x).

(60-x)-6 : x-6 = 5 : 1 or x = 14

B's age after 6 years = 14+6 = 20

There are 5 children in a family with intervals of 3 years between them. If the sum of their ages is 45, what is the age of the youngest child?

  1. 6 years

  2. 3 years

  3. 9 years

  4. 15 years

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Let the ages be x-6, x-3, x, x+3, x+6. Sum of ages = 5x Also, 5x = 45 So, x = 9 or x-6 = 3

The age of the youngest son is 3 years.

X is 3 years older than Y, who is double the age of Z. If the sum of their ages is 28, how old is Y?

  1. 10 years

  2. 13 years

  3. 5 years

  4. 9 years

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Let the age of Z be x, age of Y be 2x and age of X be 2x+3.

Sum of ages = x+2x+2x+3 = 5x+3 5x+3 = 28 or 5x = 25 or x = 5

 

P, Q and R are three persons having ages in decreasing order. The age difference between P, Q and R is the same. If the sum of ages of P and R is 50 years, what is the difference between the ages of P, Q and R?

  1. 50 years

  2. 18 yrs

  3. 17 years

  4. 3 years

  5. Insufficient data


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

It cannot be determined.

If the present age of a mother is 2.5 times the age of her son and double of that after 8 years, what is the present age of the mother?

  1. 16 years

  2. 40 years

  3. 48 years

  4. 24 years

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

She is 40 years old.

A woman is 24 years older than her daughter. After 2 years, her age will be twice the age of her daughter. The present age of her daughter is

  1. 24 years

  2. 22 years

  3. 26 years

  4. 46 years

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Let the daughter's present age be x. Present age of mother = x + 24  x + 26 : x + 2 = 2 : 1 or x = 22

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