Quiz Discussion

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

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

Four years ago, the father's age was three times the age of his son. the total of the age of the father and the son after 4 years will be 64 years. What is the father's age at present?

• 1]

  32 years

• 2]

  36 years

• 3]

  44 years

• 4]

  40 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

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]

  None Of These

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

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

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

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

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