Quantitative Aptitude - Problems On Ages
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Present ages of X and Y are in the ratio 5 : 6 respectively.Seven years hence this ratio will become 6 : 7 respectively.What is X's present age in years ?
- (a)
35
- (b)
42
- (c)
49
- (d)
Cannot be determined
- (e)
None of these
Six years ago,the ratio of the ages of Kunal and Sagar was 6 : 5.Four years hence,the ratio of their ages will be 11 : 10.What is Sagar's age at present?
- (a)
16 years
- (b)
18 years
- (c)
20 years
- (d)
Cannot be determined
- (e)
None of these
The total of the ages of Jayant,Prem and Saransh is 93 years.Ten years ago,the ratio of their ages was 2 : 3 : 4.What is present age of Saransh?
- (a)
24 years
- (b)
32 years
- (c)
34 years
- (d)
38 years
Hitesh is 40 years old and Ronnie is 60 years old.How many years ago was the ratio of their ages 3 : 5 ?
- (a)
5 years
- (b)
10 years
- (c)
20 years
- (d)
37 years
The ratio of the father's age to his son's age is 7 : 3.The product of their ages is 756.The ratio of their ages after 6 years will be :
- (a)
5 : 2
- (b)
2 : 1
- (c)
11 : 7
- (d)
13 : 9
The present ages of three persons are in proportions 4 : 7 : 9.Eight years ago,the sum of their ages was 56.Find their present ages (in years).
- (a)
8,20,28
- (b)
16,28,36
- (c)
20,35,45
- (d)
None of these
The ratio of the ages of a man and his wife is 4 : 3.After 4 years,this ratio will be 9 : 7.If at the time of marriage,the ratio was 5 : 3,then how many years ago were they married?
- (a)
8 years
- (b)
10 years
- (c)
12 years
- (d)
15 years
The ratio between the school ages of Neelam and Shaan is 5 : 6 respectively. If the ratio between the one - third age of Neelam and half of Shaan's age is 5 : 9,then what is the school age of Shaan?
- (a)
25 years
- (b)
30 years
- (c)
36 years
- (d)
Cannot be determined
- (e)
None of these
Ten years ago,A was half of B in age.If the ratio of their present ages is 3 : 4,what will be the total of their present ages ?
- (a)
20 years
- (b)
30 years
- (c)
45 years
- (d)
None of these
A is two years older than B who is twice as old as C.If the total of the ages of A,B and C be 27,then how old is B?
- (a)
7
- (b)
8
- (c)
9
- (d)
10
- (e)
11
Eighteen years ago, a father was three times as old as his son.Now the father is only twice as old as his son.Then the sum of the present ages of the son and the father is :
- (a)
54
- (b)
72
- (c)
105
- (d)
108
Four years ago,the father's age was three times the age of his son.The total of the ages of the father and the son after four years,will be 64 years.What is the father's age at present ?
- (a)
32 years
- (b)
36 years
- (c)
44 years
- (d)
Data inadequate
- (e)
None of these
One year ago,Promila was four times as old as her daughter Sakshi.Six years hence,Promila's age will exceed her daughter''s age by 9 years.The ratio of the present ages of Promila and her daughter is :
- (a)
9 : 2
- (b)
11 : 3
- (c)
12 : 5
- (d)
13 : 4
The total age of A nad B is 12 years more than the total age of B and C.C is how many years younger than A ?
- (a)
12
- (b)
24
- (c)
C is elder than A
- (d)
Data inadequate
- (e)
None of these
The age of a man is three times the sum of the ages of his two sons.Five years hence,his age will be double of the sum of the ages of his sons.the father's present age is :
- (a)
40 years
- (b)
45 years
- (c)
50 years
- (d)
55 years
The sum of the ages of a father and his son is 45 years.Five years ago,the product of their ages was 34.The ages of the son and the father are respectively :
- (a)
6 and 39
- (b)
7 and 38
- (c)
9 and 36
- (d)
11 and 34
Father is aged three times more than his son Ronit.After 8 years,he would be two and a half times of Ronit's age.After further 8 years,how many times would he be of Ronit's age?
- (a)
2 times
- (b)
\(2\frac {1}{2}\) times
- (c)
\(2\frac {3}{4}\)times
- (d)
3 times
A father said to his son,"I was as old as you are at present at the time of your birth."If the father's age is 38 years now ,the son's age five years back was :
- (a)
14 years
- (b)
19 years
- (c)
33 years
- (d)
38 years
In 10 years,A will be twice as old as B was 10 years ago.If A is now 9 years older than B,the present age of B is :
- (a)
19 years
- (b)
29 years
- (c)
39 years
- (d)
49 years
If 6 years are subtracted from the present age of Gagan and the remainder is divided by 18,then the present age of his grandson Anup is obtained.If Anup is 2 years younger to Madan whose age is 5 years,then what is Gagan's present age?
- (a)
48 years
- (b)
60 years
- (c)
84 years
- (d)
96 years
My brother is 3 years elder to me.My father was 28 years of age when my sister was born while my mother was 26 years of age when I was born.If my sister was 4 years of age when my brother was born,then,what was the age of my father and mother respectively when my brother was born ?
- (a)
32 yrs,23 yrs
- (b)
32 yrs,29 yrs
- (c)
35 yrs,29 yrs
- (d)
35 yrs,33 yrs
A person was asked to state his age in years.His reply was,"Take my age three years hence,multiply it by 3 and then subtract three times my age three years ago and you will know how old I am."What was the age of the person?
- (a)
18 years
- (b)
20 years
- (c)
24 years
- (d)
32 years
What is Sonia's present age?
I.Sonia's present age is five times Deepak's present age.
II.Five years ago her age was twenty-five times Deepak's age at that time.
- (a)
if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question,while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
- (b)
if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question,while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
- (c)
if the data either in Statement I or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
- (d)
if the data even in both Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question
- (e)
if the data in both Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
How old is C now?
I.Three years ago,the average of A and B was 18 years.
II.With C joining them now,the average becomes 22 years.
- (a)
if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question,while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
- (b)
if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question,while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
- (c)
if the data either in Statement I or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
- (d)
if the data even in both Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question
- (e)
if the data in both Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
What is the ratio between the ages of the father and the son ?
I.The sum of their ages is 50 years.
II.3 times the sum of their ages is equal to 5 times the father's age.
- (a)
if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question,while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
- (b)
if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question,while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
- (c)
if the data either in Statement I or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
- (d)
if the data even in both Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question
- (e)
if the data in both Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
What is the present age of A?
I.The sum of the ages of A and B is 21 years.
II.The difference of the ages of A and B is 5 years.
III.The product of the ages of A and B is 104 years.
- (a)
I and II only
- (b)
II and III only
- (c)
I and III only
- (d)
Any two of the three
- (e)
None of these
What is the present age of Tanya ?
I.The ratio between the present ages of Tanya and her brother Rahul is 3 : 4 respectively.
II.After 5 years the ratio between the ages of Tanya and Rahul will be 4 : 5.
III.Rahul is 5 years older than Tanya.
- (a)
I and II only
- (b)
II and III only
- (c)
I and III only
- (d)
All I,II and III
- (e)
Any two of the three
What is Arun's present age ?
I.Five years ago,Arun's age was double that of his son's age at that time.
II.Present ages of Arun and his son are in the ratio of 11 : 6 respectively.
III.Five years hence,the respective ratio of Arun's age and his son's age will become 12 : 7.
- (a)
Only I and II
- (b)
Only II and III
- (c)
Only I and III
- (d)
Any two of the three
- (e)
None of these
What is Ravi's present age ?
I.The present age of Ravi is half of that of his father.
II.After 5 years,the ratio of Ravi's age to that of his father's age will be 6 : 11.
III.Ravi is 5 years younger than his brother.
- (a)
I and II only
- (b)
II and III only
- (c)
I and III only
- (d)
All I,II and III
- (e)
Even with all the three statements answer cannot be given
What will be the ratio between ages of Sam and Albert after 5 years ?
I.Sam's present age is more than Albert's present age by 4 years.
II.Albert's present age is 20 years.
III.The ratio of Albert's present age to Sam's present age is 5 : 6.
- (a)
I or II or III only
- (b)
II only
- (c)
III only
- (d)
I or III only
- (e)
II or III only