Quantitative Aptitude - Problems on Ages
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Sachin is younger than Rahul by 4 years.If their ages are in the respective ratio of 7 : 9,how old is Sachin?
- (a)
16 years
- (b)
18 years
- (c)
28 years
- (d)
cannot be determined
- (e)
None of these
The ratio between the present ages of P and Q is 6 :7.If Q is 4 years old than P,what will be the ratio of the ages P and Q after 4 years?
- (a)
3 : 4
- (b)
3 : 5
- (c)
4 : 3
- (d)
Data inadequate
- (e)
None of these
At present,the ratio between the ages of Arun and Deepak is 4:3 After 6 years,Arun's age will be 26 years,What is the age of the Deepak at present?
- (a)
12 years
- (b)
15 years
- (c)
19\(\frac{1}{2}\) years
- (d)
21 years
The ratio of the present ages of two brothers is 1 : 2 and 5 years back,the ratio was 1 : 3.What will be the ratio of their ages after 5 years?
- (a)
1 : 4
- (b)
2 : 3
- (c)
3 : 5
- (d)
5 : 6
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 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 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
The ratio between the present ages of A and B is 5 : 3 respectively.The ratio between A's age 4 years ago and B's age 4 years hence is 1 : 1.What is the ratio between A's age 4 years hence and B's age 4 years ago?
- (a)
1 : 3
- (b)
2 : 1
- (c)
3 : 1
- (d)
4 : 1
- (e)
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
A man is 24 years older than his son.In two years,his age will be twice the age of his son.The present age of the son is :
- (a)
14 years
- (b)
18 years
- (c)
20 years
- (d)
22 years
Tanya's grandfather was 8 times older to her 16 years ago.He would be 3 times of her age 8 years from now.Eight years ago,what was the ratio of Tanya's age to that of her grandfather?
- (a)
1 : 2
- (b)
1 : 5
- (c)
3 : 8
- (d)
None of these
The age of father 10 years ago was thrice the age of his son.Ten years hence,father's age will be twice that of his son:The ratio of their present age is :
- (a)
5 : 2
- (b)
7 : 3
- (c)
9 : 2
- (d)
13 : 4
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 sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years.Six years ago,father's age was five times the age of the son.After 6 years,son's age will be:
- (a)
12 years
- (b)
14 years
- (c)
18 years
- (d)
20 years
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
The difference between the ages of two persons is 10 years.Fifteen years ago, the elder one was twice as old as the younger one.The present age of the elder person is :
- (a)
25 years
- (b)
35 years
- (c)
45 years
- (d)
55 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
Ayesha's father was 38 years of age when she was born while her mother was 36 years old when her brother four years younger to her was born.What is the difference between the ages of her parents ?
- (a)
2 years
- (b)
4 years
- (c)
6 years
- (d)
8 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.
What is average age of A and B?
I.The ratio between one-fifth of A's age and one-fourth of B's age is 1 : 2.
II.The product of their ages is 20 times B'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.
Average age of employees working in a department is 30 years.In the next year,ten workers will retire.What will be the average age in next year ?
I.Retirement age is 60 years.
II.There are 50 employees in the department.
- (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 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 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
What is the difference between the present ages of Ayush and Deepak ?
I.The ratio between Ayush's present age and his age after 8 years is 4 : 5.
II.The ratio between the present ages of Ayush and Deepak is 4 : 3.
III. The ratio between Deepak's present age and his age four years ago is 6 : 5.
- (a)
Any two of I,II and III
- (b)
I or III only
- (c)
Any one of the three
- (d)
All I,II and III are required
- (e)
Even with all I,II and III the answer cannot be obtained.