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  • Question
  • Ashu's mother was three times as old as Ashu 5 years ago. After 5 years she will be twice as old as Ashu. How old is Ashu today?


  • Options
  • A. 35 years
  • B. 10 years
  • C. 20 years
  • D. 15 years

  • Correct Answer
  • 15 years 

    Explanation

    Suppose the present ages of Ashu and her mother be P and Q years respectively.
    According to question,
    5 years ago , 3 × ( ages of Ashu - 5 ) = ages of Ashu's mother - 5
    ? 3 ( P - 5 ) = Q - 5
    ? 3P - 15 = Q - 5
    ? 3P - Q = 10 ... (i)
    Again, After 5 years , 2 × ( ages of Ashu + 5 ) = ages of Ashu's mother + 5
    ? 2(P + 5) = Q + 5
    ? 2P + 10 = Q + 5
    ? 2P ? Q = - 5.... (ii)
    From equations (i) and (ii) , we get
    P = 15 years
    Therefore, Ashu is 15 year old at present.


  • Problems on Ages


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    • 1. 
      In a family, mother's age is twice that of daughter's age. Father is 10 years older than mother. Brother is 20 years younger than his mother and 5 years older than his sister. What is the age of the father?

    • Options
    • A. 62 years
    • B. 60 years
    • C. 58 years
    • D. 55 years
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      Hari is twice as old as Johnny, who is three years older than Rahul. If Hari's age is five times Rahul's age, how old is Johnny?

    • Options
    • A. 2 years
    • B. 4 years
    • C. 5 years
    • D. 8 years
    • Discuss
    • 3. 
      Ashok's mother was 3 times as old as Ashok 5 years ago. After 5 years she will be twice as old as Ashok. How old is Ashok today?

    • Options
    • A. 10 years
    • B. 15 years
    • C. 20 years
    • D. 25 years
    • Discuss
    • 4. 
      A was born 5 years before B, B is 4 years older than C and 3 years younger to D. If A is now 17 years old, how old is D?

    • Options
    • A. 19 years
    • B. 15 years
    • C. 12 years
    • D. 8 years
    • Discuss
    • 5. 
      The average age of 30 students is 15 years. If the teacher's age is also included then the average age increases by 1 year. The age of the teacher is

    • Options
    • A. 56 years
    • B. 46 years
    • C. 35 years
    • D. 45 years
    • Discuss
    • 6. 
      Father is 5 years older than mother and mother's age now is thrice the age of the daughter. The daughter is now 10 years old. What was the father's age when the daughter was born?

    • Options
    • A. 20 years
    • B. 15 years
    • C. 25 years
    • D. 30 years
    • Discuss
    • 7. 
      The age of Ram is double that of Shyam and half the of Sohan. Shyam is older than Mohan. Who is the oldest?

    • Options
    • A. Mohan
    • B. Ram
    • C. Sohan
    • D. Shyam
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
      A is older by 4 years to B at one stage. After 16 years of this stage, A will be thrice his present age and B will be five times his present age. How old would A and B be two years before the initially indicated stage?

    • Options
    • A. 8 and 4 years
    • B. 10 and 6 years
    • C. 6 and 2 years
    • D. 12 and 8 years
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
      A is 16 years older than B. But half the age of B is equal to 1/3 of A's age. Find their present age.

    • Options
    • A. A = 40, B = 32
    • B. A = 48, B = 32
    • C. A = 46, B = 30
    • D. A = 32, B = 16
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      Today is Ketan's birthday. One year from today he will be twice as old as he was 10 years ago. How old is Ketan today?

    • Options
    • A. 19 years
    • B. 20 years
    • C. 21 years
    • D. 22 years
    • Discuss


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