Quiz Discussion

One year ago, Promila was four times as old as her daughter Sakshi. Six years hence, Promila's age will exceed her daughter's age by 9 years. The ratio of the present ages of Promila and her daughter is:

• 1]

  9:2

• 2]

  11:3

• 3]

  12:5

• 4]

  13:4

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 this son is

• 1]

  21 years

• 2]

  22 years

• 3]

  23 years

• 4]

  24 years

The age of father 10 years ago was thrice the age of his son. Ten years hence, father's age will be twice that of his son. The ratio of their present ages is

• 1]

  5:2

• 2]

  7:3

• 3]

  9:2

• 4]

  13:4

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:

• 1] 14 years
• 2] 19 years
• 3] 33 years
• 4] 38 years

Present ages of X and Y are in the ratio 5:6 respectively. Seven years hence this ratio will become 6:7 respectively. What is X's present age in years?

• 1]

  35

• 2]

  42

• 3]

  49

• 4]

  None Of These

The ratio between the ages of Neelam and Shiny is 5 : 6 respectively. If the ratio between the one-third age of Neelam and half of Shiny's age is 5 : 9, then what is Shiny's age = ?

• 1] 25 years
• 2] 30 years
• 3] 36 years
• 4] Cannot be determined
• 5] None of these

The ages of A and B are in the ratio 6 : 5 and the sum of their ages is 44 years. What will be the ratio of their ages after 8 years ?

• 1] 7 : 6
• 2] 8 : 7
• 3] 9 : 8
• 4] 3 : 4

Eight year ago, Poorvi's age was equal to the sum of the present ages of her one son and one daughter. Five years hence, the respective ratio between the ages of her daughter and her son that time will be 7 : 6. If Poorvi's husband is 7 years elder to her and his present age is three times the present age of their son, what is the present age of the daughter ? (in year)

• 1] 15 years
• 2] 23 years
• 3] 19 years
• 4] 27 years
• 5] 13 years

A person was asked to state his age in years. His reply was "Take my age three years hence multiply it by 3 and then subtract three times my age 3 years ago and you will know how old I am." What was the age of the person? 

• 1]

  18 years

• 2]

  20 years

• 3]

  24 years

• 4]

  32 years

At present, the ratio between the ages of Arun and Deepak is 4 : 3. After 6 years, Arun's age will be 26 years. What is the age of Deepak at present ?

• 1]

  12 years

• 2]

  15 years

• 3]

  19 and half years

• 4]

  21 years