Quiz Discussion

The ratio of the present ages of two brothers is 1:2 and 5 years back the ratio was 1:3. What will be the ratio of their ages after 5 years ?

• 1]

  3:5

• 2]

  2:5

• 3]

  2:3

• 4]

  3:4

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 ratio between the parents ages of A and B is 5 : 3 respectively. The ratio between A's age 4 years ago and B's 4 years hence is 1 : 1. What is the ratio between A's age 4 years hence and B's age 4 years ago ?

• 1] 1 : 3
• 2] 3 : 1
• 3] 2 : 1
• 4] 4 : 1
• 5] None of these

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

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?

• 1]

  7

• 2]

  8

• 3]

  9

• 4]

  10

The present age of Mr. Sanyal is three times the age of his son. Six years hence , the ratio of their ages will be 5 : 2. What is the present age of Mr. Sanyal ?

• 1] 48 years
• 2] 50 years
• 3] 54 years
• 4] 60 years
• 5] None of these

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]

  38years

The ratio between the present ages of P and Q is 6:7. If Q is 4 years old than P, what will be the ratio of the ages of P and Q after 4 years

• 1]

  7:9

• 2]

  7:8

• 3]

  3:8

• 4]

  5:8

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 present ages of three persons in proportions 4 : 7 : 9. Eight years ago, the sum of their ages was 56. Find their present ages (in years).

• 1] 8, 20, 28
• 2] 16, 28, 36
• 3] 20, 35, 45
• 4] None of these