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- Question
A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth". If the father's age is 38 years now, the son's age five years back was:
Options- A. 14 years
- B. 19 years
- C. 33 years
- D. 38 years
- Correct Answer
- 14 years
ExplanationLet the son's present age be x years. Then, (38 - x) = x⟹ 2x = 38.
⟹ x = 19.
∴ Son's age 5 years back (19 - 5) = 14 years.
More questions
- 1. The median for the data 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 is
Options- A. 6
- B. 8
- C. 9.5
- D. 10 Discuss
Correct Answer: 8
Explanation:
4th observation i.e., 8 is the median.
- 2. The value of 47 / 10000 is?
Options- A. .0047
- B. .0470
- C. .00047
- D. .000047 Discuss
Correct Answer: .0047
Explanation:
47/10000 = .0047
- 3. If 4x = 18y, then the value of ( x/y - 1) is
Options- A. 1 3
- B. 7 2
- C. 2 3
- D. 3 2 Discuss
Correct Answer: 7 2
- 4. If the price of 23 toys is Rs. 276, then what will the price (Rs.) of 12 toys?
Options- A. 144
- B. 158
- C. 159
- D. 166 Discuss
Correct Answer: 144
Explanation:
- 5. .02 =(......?.....)%
Options- A. 20
- B. 2
- C. .02
- D. .2 Discuss
Correct Answer: 2
Explanation:
.02 =(2/100) x 100% =2%
- 6. If 36 men can do a piece of work in 25 hours, in how many hours will 15 men do it?
Options- A. 45
- B. 55
- C. 60
- D. 72 Discuss
Correct Answer: 60
Explanation:
- 7. 2?63 / 11 =233
Options- A. 4
- B. 3
- C. 6
- D. 5 Discuss
Correct Answer: 5
Explanation:
Let N / 11 = 233
Then, N = 233 x 11 = 2563
? Missing digit is 5.- 8. When 121012 is divided by 12, the remainder is
Options- A. 0
- B. 2
- C. 3
- D. 4 Discuss
Correct Answer: 4
Explanation:
121012 = 12 x 10084 + 4
? remainder = 4- 9. Aarti can do a piece of work in 6 days. In how many days will she complete three time of work of same type?
Options- A. 18 days
- B. 21 days
- C. 3 days
- D. 6 days Discuss
Correct Answer: 18 days
Explanation:
We have the important relation, More work, More time (days)
? A piece of work can be done in 6 days.
? Three times of work of same type can be done in 6 x 3
= 18 days- 10. 750.0003 ÷ 19.999 =?
Options- A. 49
- B. 18
- C. 22
- D. 38 Discuss
Correct Answer: 38
Explanation:
? = 750.0003 ÷ 19.999
? ? ? 750 ÷ 20
? ? ? 375 ? 38
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