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  • Question
  • The ratio of the present ages of a mother and daughter is 7:1 . Four years ago the ratio of their ages was 19:1 . What will be the mother's age four years from now?


  • Options
  • A. 42 years
  • B. 38 years
  • C. 46 years
  • D. 36 years

  • Correct Answer
  • 46 years 

    Explanation

    Method 1
    Let us assume the present age of mother be M and daughter be D.
    According to question,
    Ratio of present age of mother and daughter = 7 : 1
    M / D = 7 : 1
    ? M / D = 7 / 1
    ? M / D = 7
    ? M = 7D ..........................(1)
    Four years ago the age of mother = M - 4
    Four years ago the age of daughter = D - 4
    Again according to question,
    Four years ago ratio of mother age and daughter age = 19 : 1
    ? (M - 4 ) / (D - 4) = 19 : 1
    ? (M - 4 ) / (D - 4) = 19
    ? (M - 4 ) = 19(D - 4)
    ? M - 4 = 19D - 76 .....................(2)
    Put the value of M from equation (1) in above equation (2), we will get
    7D - 4 = 19D - 76
    ? 76 - 4 = 19D - 7D
    ? 72 = 12D
    ? 12D = 72
    ? D = 72/12
    ? D = 6
    Put the vale of D in equation (1), we will get the present age of mother.
    Present age of Mother M = 7D = 7 x 6
    Present age of Mother M = 42
    ? mother's age after 4 yrs = 42 + 4 = 46 yrs

    Method 2
    Let us assume the ratio factor is x.
    According to question,
    Ratio of present age of mother and daughter = 7 : 1
    Then present age of mother = 7x and present age of daughter = x
    Four years ago the age of mother = 7x - 4
    Four years ago the age of daughter = x - 4
    Again according to question,
    Four years ago ratio of mother age and daughter age = 19 : 1
    ? (7x - 4 ) / (x - 4) = 19 : 1
    ? (7x - 4 ) / (x - 4) = 19
    ? (7x - 4 ) = 19(x - 4)
    ? 7x - 4 = 19x - 76
    ? 76 - 4 = 19x - 7x
    ? 72 = 12x
    ? 12x = 72
    ? x = 6
    Present age of Mother = 7x = 7 x 6 = 42
    ? mother's age after 4 yrs = 42 + 4 = 46 yrs


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      Ravi has spent a quarter (1/4) of his life as a boy , one fifth (1/5) as a youth , one third (1/3) as a man and thirteen (13) years in old age . What is his present age?

    • Options
    • A. 70 years
    • B. 80 years
    • C. 60 years
    • D. 36 years
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      Smita was asked to multiply a certain number by 36. She multiplied it by 63 instead and got an answer of 3834 more than the correct one. What was the number to be multiplied?

    • Options
    • A. 152
    • B. 126
    • C. 142
    • D. 148
    • Discuss
    • 3. 
      The number obtained by interchanging the two digits of a two-digit number is lesser than the original number by 54. If the sum of the two-digit number is 10, then what is the original number?

    • Options
    • A. 28
    • B. 39
    • C. 82
    • D. cannot be determined
    • Discuss
    • 4. 
      The age of the father 5 years ago was 5 times the age of his son. At present the father's age is 3 times that of his son . What is the present age of the father?

    • Options
    • A. 33 years
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    • C. 45 years
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. 
      Krishna has some hens and some goats. If the total number of animal heads are 81 and the total number of animal legs are 234. How many goats does Krishna have?

    • Options
    • A. 45
    • B. 24
    • C. 36
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    • Discuss
    • 6. 
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    • Options
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    • B. 145
    • C. 155
    • D. 165
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    • 7. 
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    • Options
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    • B. 53
    • C. 63
    • D. 73
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
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    • Options
    • A. 3.5
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    • C. 8
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
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    • Options
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    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      The sum of the two digits of a two-digit number is 15 and the difference between the two digits of the two digit number is 3. What is the product of the two digits of the two digit number?

    • Options
    • A. 72
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    • C. 54
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