Quiz Discussion

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, the how old is B?

• 1] 7
• 2] 8
• 3] 9
• 4] 10
• 5] 11

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

The sum of the ages of a daughter and her mother is 56 years. After 4 years, the age of the mother will be three times that of the daughter. At present their ages are ?

• 1] 10 years, 46 years
• 2] 12 years, 44 years
• 3] 11 years, 45 years
• 4] 13 years, 43 years

Ten years ago, a man was seven times as old as his son. Two years hence, twice his age will be equal to five times the age of his son. What is the present age of the son ?

• 1] 12 years
• 2] 13 years
• 3] 14 years
• 4] 15 years

A couple has a son and a daughter. The age of the father is four times that of the son and the age of the daughter is one-third of that of her mother. The wife is 6 years younger to her husband and the sister is 3 years older then her brother. The mother's age is = ?

• 1] 42 years
• 2] 48 years
• 3] 54 years
• 4] 63 years

The sum of present ages of a father and his son is 8 years more than the present age of the mother. The mother is 22 years older than the son. What will be the age of the father after 4 years?

• 1] 34 years
• 2] 36 years
• 3] 40 years
• 4] 38 years
• 5] 28 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 of the age of a man and his wife is 4:3 . At the time of marriage the ratio was 5:3 and After 4 years this ratio will become 9:7 . How many years ago were they married?

• 1]

  8 years

• 2]

  12 years

• 3]

  11 years

• 4]

  10 years

The ages of two persons differ by 20 years. If 5 years ago, the elder one be 5 times as old as the younger one, their present ages (in years) are respectively

• 1]

  20,20

• 2]

  20,10

• 3]

  25,15

• 4]

  30,10

The ages of Samina and Suhana are in the ratio of 7 : 3 respectively. After 6 years, the ratio of their ages will be 5 : 3. What is the difference in their ages?

• 1] 6 years
• 2] 8 years
• 3] 10 years
• 4] 12 years
• 5] None of these