Quiz Discussion

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

• 1] 18 years
• 2] 20 years
• 3] 24 years
• 4] 32 years

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 ages of Sulekha and Arunima are in the ratio 9 : 8 respectively. After 5 years, the ratio of their ages will be 10 : 9. What is the difference in their ages ?

• 1] 4 years
• 2] 5 years
• 3] 6 years
• 4] 7 years
• 5] None of these

Ten years hence, the respective ratio between Simmi's age ans Niti's age will be 7 : 9. Two years ago, the respective ratio between Simmi's and Niti's age was 1 : 3. If Abhay is 4 years older then Niti, what is Abhay's present age ? (in years)

• 1] 8
• 2] 4
• 3] 16
• 4] 12
• 5] 20

Reenu's father was 38 years of age when she was born while her mother was 36 years old when her brother 4 years younger to her was born. What is the difference between the ages of her parents ?

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

The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years. Six years ago, father's age was five times the age of the son. After 6 years, son's age will be:

• 1]

  12 years

• 2]

  14 years

• 3]

  18 years

• 4]

  20 years

Father is aged three times more than his son Ronit. After 8 years, he would be two and a half times of Ronit's age. After further 8 years, how many times would he be of Ronit's age?

• 1]

  2 times

• 2]

  \(2\frac{1}{2}{ \text{times}}\)

• 3]

  \(2\frac{3}{4}{ \text{times}}\)

• 4]

  3 times

Sachin is younger than Rahul by 7 years. If their ages are in the respective ratio of 7 : 9, how old is Sachin?

• 1]

  16 years

• 2]

  18 years

• 3]

  28 years

• 4]

  24.5 years

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

• 1] 8 : 5
• 2] 7 : 3
• 3] 9 : 5
• 4] 5 : 2

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