Quiz Discussion

The present age of son is half of the present age of his mother. Ten years ago, his mother's age was thrice the age of her son. What is the present age of the son ?

• 1] 20 years
• 2] 25 years
• 3] 30 years
• 4] 40 years

A person's present age is two-fifth of the age of his mother. After 8 years, he will be one-half of the age of his mother. How old is the mother at present?

• 1] 32 years
• 2] 36 years
• 3] 40 years
• 4] 48 years
• 5] None of these

18 years ago, a man was three times as old as his son. Now, the man is twice as old as his son. The sum of the present ages of the man and his son is = ?

• 1] 54 years
• 2] 72 years
• 3] 105 years
• 4] 108 years

At present Suresh's age is twice the age of his daughter. After 6 year from now, the ratio of the ages of Suresh and his daughter will be 23 : 13. What is the present age of Suresh ?

• 1] 36 years
• 2] 40 years
• 3] 46 years
• 4] Cannot be determined
• 5] None of these

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

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

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

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?

• 1] 24
• 2] 27
• 3] 40
• 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

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