PROBLEMS ON AGES
Question :1
Sachin is younger than Rahul by 7 years. If their ages are in the respective ratio of 7 : 9, how old is
Sachin?
a)16 years
b) 18 years
c) 15 years
d) 24 years
Answer: 24.5 years
Explanation
Let Rahul's age be x years.
Then,Sachin's age = (x−7)years.
(x−7)/(x) = 7/9
⇒9x−63 = 7x
⇒2x = 63
⇒x = 31.5
Hence,Sachin's Age = (x−7)years = 24.5years
Question :2
Ayesha'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. What is the difference
between the ages of her parents?
a)16 years
b) 8 years
c) 6 years
d) 4 years
Answer: 6 years
Explanation
Mother's age when Ayesha's brother was born = 36 years.
Father's age when Ayesha's brother was born = (38+4) = 42 years.
∴ Required difference = (42−36) years = 6 years.
Question :3
Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio of 5 : 4 respectively. Three years
hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11 : 9 respectively. What is Anand's present
age in years?
a)24
b) 8
c) 6
d) 4
Answer: 24
Explanation
Let the present ages of Sameer and Anand be 5x years and 4x years respectively.
Then,(5x+3)(4x+3) = 119
⇒9(5x+3) = 11(4x+3)
⇒45x+27 = 44x+33
⇒ 45x−44x = 33−27
⇒x = 6
∴Anand's present age 4x = 24 years
Question :4
What is John's present age, if after 15 years his age will be 5 times his age 5 years back?
a)16yrs
b) 8 yts
c) 10yrs
d) 4 yrs
Answer: 10yrs
Explanation
Let John's present age be y.
John's age before 5 years = (y−5)
John's age after 15 years = (y+15)
We are given that,
John's age after 15 years (y+15) is 5 times his age 5 years back (y–5)
Therefore, (y+15) = 5(y–5)
Solving the equation,
we get y+15 = 5y−25
4y = 40,
y = 10 year
Question :5
The present age of the father is 4 years more than thrice the age of his son Three years later
father's age will be 10 years more than twice the age of his Son. What is the present age of
father in years?
a )16 years
b) 8 years
c) 6 years
d) 31 years
Answer: 31 years
Explanation
Let the present age of son be x years .
Than , present age of father = 3x+4
Three years later , age of son = x+3
And age of father = 3x+4+3 = 3x+7 ......(i)
According, to the question three years later father's age will be 10 years more than twice to the
age of his son .
Therefore , age of father = 10+2(x+3) ......(ii)On solving (i) and (ii) we get ,
3x+7 = 10+2(x+3)
⇒3x+7 = 10+2x+6
⇒ x = 16−7 = 9.
So, the present age of son is 9 years andFather's present age is
3x+4 = 3(9)+4
Question :6
Ram is five years elder to his youngest sibling Shreya. Shreya is two years
younger than her brother Ritesh. Ritesh is 13 years old and is Ram's
brother. How old will Ram be in two years from now?
a)16yrs
b) 8 yts
c) 10yrs
d) 4 yrs
Answer: 18yrs
Explanation
Shreya = x
Ram = x+5
Ritesh = x+2
From the question we are told that Ritesh is 13 years old and therefore :x
+2 = 13
From this we can get the value of x.
x = 13−2 x = 11 years
The age of Ram now is :Ram = 11+5 = 16 years old.
In two years time his age will be :16+2 = 18 years.
Question :7
A is two years older than B who is twice as old as C. If the total of the ages of A, B and C be
27, then how old is B?
a)24
b) 8
c) 6
d) 10
Answer: 10
Explanation
Let C's age be x years.
Then, B's age = 2x years.
A's age = (2x+2) years.
∴ (2x+2)+2x+x = 27
⇒ 5x = 25
⇒ x = 5.
Hence, B's age = 2x = 10 years.
Question :8
The present age of a mother is 3 years more than three times the age of her daughter. Three years
hence, the mother’s age will be 10 years more than twice the age of the daughter. Find the present
age of the mother.
a)24yrs
b) 8yrs
c) 6yrs
d) 33yrs
Answer: 33yrs
Explanation
Let the daughter’s present age be ‘n’ years.
=> Mother’s present age = (3n + 3) years
So, according to the question
(3n + 3 + 3) = 2 (n + 3) + 10
=> 3n + 6 = 2n + 16
=> n = 10
Hence, mother’s present age = (3n + 3) = ((3 x 10) + 3) years = 33 years
Question :9
A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his son. The present age of his son is:
a)24yrs
b) 8yrs
c) 6yrs
d) 22yrs
Answer: 22yrs
Explanation
Let the son's present age be x years. Then, man's present age = (x + 24) years.
(x + 24) + 2 = 2(x + 2)
x + 26 = 2x + 4
x = 22.
Question :9
Six years ago, the ratio of the ages of Kunal and Sagar was 6 : 5. Four years hence, the ratio of their ages will be 11 : 10. What is Sagar's
age at present?
a)24yrs
b) 8yrs
c) 16yrs
d) 22yrs
Answer: 16yrs
Explanation
Let the ages of Kunal and Sagar 6 years ago be 6x and 5x years respectively.
10(6x + 10) = 11(5x + 10)
5x = 10
x = 2.
Sagar's present age = (5x + 6) = 16 years
PERCENTANTAGE
Question :1
What is 20% of 250?
a) 50
b) 41
c) 42
d) 78
Answer: 50
Explanation
Question :2
If 50% of p=25% of Q , then p=x% of Q. find x?
a)0.5
b) 20
c) 50
d) 10
Answer: 50
Explanation
Question :3
If 90% of A=30% of B and B=2x% of A then the value of X is ?
a)400
b) 150
c) 420
d) 781
Answer: 150
Explanation
Question :4
If 40% of(A+B)=60% of (A-B) then 2A-3B/A+B is?
a)4/9
b) 1/0
c) 4/5
d) 7/6
Answer: 7/6
Explanation
Question :5
If 8% of x=4% of y , then 20% of x is ?
a) 10% of y
b) 100% of y
c)80% of y
d)102% of y
Answer: 10% of y
Explanation
Question :6
A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples.
Originally, he had:
a) 588 apples
b) 417 apples
c) 750 apples
d) 700 apples
Answer: 700 apples
Explanation
Question :7
In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20%
of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of
valid votes that the other candidate got, was:
a)2700
b) 1000
c) 4452
d) 7800
Answer: 2700
Explanation
Question :8
25 % of a number is 8 less than one-third of that
number. Find the number.
a)27
b) 10
c) 52
d) 96 25 % of a number is 8 less than one-third of
that number. Find the number.
Answer: 96
Explanation
Question :9
A seller marked up the price of an article by 20 % and then gave a discount of 20 %. Find
what percent did he lose in the transaction.
a)2%
b) 10%
c) 5%
d) 23.4%
Answer: 23.4%
Explanation
QUESTION 10:
45 *? = 35% of 900
a)6
b)7
c)9
d)4
Answer: 7
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