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  • Question
  • 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. Five years ago the age of son was :


  • Options
  • A. 38 years
  • B. 33 years
  • C. 19 years
  • D. 14 years

  • Correct Answer
  • 14 years 

    Explanation

    Let us assume the present age of child is P years.
    Then according to question,
    I was as old as you are at present at the time of your birth.
    Father's age were at the time of son's birth = P years
    Again According to question
    Present age of father = 38
    Father's age were at the time of son's birth + Present age of Son = 38
    P + P = 38
    2P = 38
    ? P = 19 years
    Hence, 5 years ago the age of son was 19 - 5 = 14 years


  • Problems on Ages


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    • 1. 
      The sum of the ages of 5 children born at the interval of 3 years each is 50 years . The age of youngest child is:

    • Options
    • A. 10 years
    • B. 8 years
    • C. 4 years
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      Q is as much younger than R as he is older than T. If sum of the ages of R and T is 50 years, what is the difference between R and Q's age?

    • Options
    • A. 2.5 years
    • B. 2 years
    • C. 1 years
    • D. Data inadequate
    • Discuss
    • 3. 
      Ram got married 8 years ago. His present age is 6/5 times his age at the time of marriage. Ram's sister was 10 years younger to him at the time of his marriage. What is the present age of Ram's sister?

    • Options
    • A. 40 years
    • B. 38 years
    • C. 36 years
    • D. 32 years
    • Discuss
    • 4. 
      The sum of ages of A and B is 12 years more than the sum of ages of B and C. Then C is how many years younger than A?

    • Options
    • A. 10
    • B. 12
    • C. 24
    • D. Data inadequate
    • Discuss
    • 5. 
      Sudha's grandfather was 8 time 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 Sudha's age to that of her grandfather?

    • Options
    • A. 11 : 50
    • B. 3 : 8
    • C. 1 : 5
    • D. 1 : 2
    • Discuss
    • 6. 
      The mother is five times older then her son. After 4 years, the sum of their ages will be 44 years. What is the present age of the son?

    • Options
    • A. 5 years
    • B. 6 years
    • C. 7 years
    • D. 8 years
    • Discuss
    • 7. 
      A person said : Take my age three years hence, multiply it by 3 and then subtract 3 times my age three years ago and hence everybody will know how old I am ". The age of person in years is:

    • Options
    • A. 32
    • B. 24
    • C. 20
    • D. 18
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
      Nisha'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. The difference of ages of her parents is:

    • Options
    • A. 8 years
    • B. 6 years
    • C. 4 years
    • D. 2 years
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
      Kamal is 5 times older than her sister Geeta, who is 2 years less than her brother Ram. If Ram is 8 years old, then what will be the age of Kamal?

    • Options
    • A. 30 years
    • B. 24 years
    • C. 40 years
    • D. 28 years
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      Your age is 10 years less than half your mother's age who is 5 years younger than your father. If your father is 45 years old, what is your age?

    • Options
    • A. 20 years
    • B. 15 years
    • C. 10 years
    • D. 5 years
    • Discuss


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