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- Question
- 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
- Correct Answer
- 6 years
ExplanationLet us assume the present ages of son be P then mother's age will be 5P years.
After 4 years, Son' age = P + 4
After 4 years, Mother' age = 5P + 4
According to question,
5P + 4 + P + 4 = 44
? 6P = 36
? P = 6 years - 1. 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 Discuss
- 2. 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
- 3. 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
- 4. 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
- 5. 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
- 6. 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
- 7. 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
- 8. 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
- 9. 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
- 10. A man is 3 years older than his wife and four times as old as his son. If the son becomes 15 years old after 3 years, what is the present age of the wife?
Options- A. 60 years
- B. 51 years
- C. 48 years
- D. 45 years Discuss
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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
Correct Answer: 4 years
Explanation:
Let us assume the age of youngest child be P years.
Then according to question,
The age of 5 children born after every 3 years will be P , P + 3,
P + 6, P + 9, P + 12.
Now as we know from the given question
The sum of the ages of 5 children born at the interval of 3 years each is 50 years
P + (P + 3) + (P + 6) + (P + 9) + (P + 12) = 50
? 5P + 30 = 50
? 5P = 20
? P = 4 years
Correct Answer: Data inadequate
Explanation:
Let us assume Q age is Q years , R age is R years and T age is T years.
According to question,
Q is as much younger than R as he is older than T
Age of Q - T = R - Q
? Q = (R + T)/2
If sum of the ages of R and T is 50 years.
Hence, age of Q = 50/2 = 25 years
Here, absolute value of age of R is not known.
So the difference between R and Q's age cannot be determined. Hence, data is inadequate.
Correct Answer: 38 years
Explanation:
Let the present age of Ram be x years; then
8 years ago Ram age = x - 8
According to question,
His present age is 6/5 times his age at the time of marriage.
x =( x - 8) 6/5
? 5x = 6x - 48
? x = 48
Age of Ram at the time of his marriage = 48 - 8 = 40
According to question,
Ram's sister was 10 years younger to him at the time of his marriage
Hence, Ram's sister age at the time of his marriage = 40 - 10 = 30 years.
So Present age of Ram's Sister = 30 + 8 = 38
Correct Answer: 12
Explanation:
Let us assume the A age is P , B age is Q and C age is R years.
Sum of the age of A and B age is P + Q years and B and C ages is Q + R Years.
According to question,
The sum of ages of A and B is 12 years more than the sum of ages of B and C
Here, (P + Q) = (Q + R) + 12
? (P + Q) - (Q + R) = 12
? P - R = 12
? P = R + 12
Hance, C is 12 years younger than A.
Correct Answer: 18
Explanation:
Let us assume the present age of the person be P years.
3 years hence the age of person = P + 3
3 years ago the age of person = P - 3
According to question,
Take my age three years hence, multiply it by 3 and then subtract 3 times my age three years ago,
= 3(P + 3) - 3(P - 3)
= 3P + 9 - 3P + 9
= 18 years
Hence, age of the person = 18 years
Correct Answer: 6 years
Explanation:
Le t us assume the present Nisha's age be P years.
Then Nisha's younger brother Age will be P - 4.
Then father present age = 38 + P
Mother present Age = 36 + P - 4 = 32 + P
According to question,
Difference in age of parents = Father age - Mother age
Difference in age of parents = 38 + P - (32 + P)
Difference in age of parents = 38 + P - 32 - P = 6 years.
Correct Answer: 30 years
Explanation:
Given that :- The age of Ram = 8 years.
The age of Geeta = Age of Ram - 2 years
The age of Geeta = age of Ram - 2 years = 8 ? 2 = 6 years.
According to question ,
? Age of Kamal = 5 x Age of Geeta
The age of Kamal = 6 × 5 = 30 years.
Correct Answer: 10 years
Explanation:
Correct Answer: 45 years
Explanation:
Suppose the present age of son is P years.
Therefore, present age of the father = 4P years
According to question
The present age of son + 3 years = 15
? The present age of son ( P ) = 15 ? 3 = 12 years
The present age of father = 4P = 4 × 12 = 48 years
? The present age of man's wife = The present age of father - 3 = 48 ? 3 = 45 years
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