Quiz Discussion

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 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

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 ratio between the age of a father and a son at present is 5 : 2 respectively. Four years hence the ratio between the age of the son and his mother will be 1 : 2 respectively. What is the ratio between the present age of the father and the mother respectively?

• 1]

  3 : 4

• 2]

  5 : 4

• 3]

  4 : 3

• 4]

  Cannot be determined

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

Ratio of ages of three persons is 4:7:9, Eight years ago, the sum of their ages was 56. Find their present ages

• 1]

  16,35,36

• 2]

  12,28,36

• 3]

  16,28,27

• 4]

  16,28,36

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

• 1] 5 : 2
• 2] 7 : 3
• 3] 9 : 2
• 4] 13 : 4

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

Tanya's grandfather was 8 times older to her 16 years ago. He would be 3 times of her age 8 years from now. 8 years ago, what was the ratio of Tanya's age to that of her grandfather ?

• 1] 1 : 2
• 2] 1 : 5
• 3] 3 : 8
• 4] None of these

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
• 4] 21 years
• 5] None of these