Quiz Discussion

X's age 3 years ago was three times the present age of Y. At present Z's age is twice the age of Y. Also Z is 12 years younger than X. What is the present age of Z ?

• 1] 15 years
• 2] 24 years
• 3] 12 years
• 4] 18 years
• 5] 6 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

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, the how old is B?

• 1] 7
• 2] 8
• 3] 9
• 4] 10
• 5] 11

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 years

• 4]

  21 years

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

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

• 1]

  5:2

• 2]

  7:3

• 3]

  9:2

• 4]

  13:4

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

A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his son. The present age of this son is

• 1]

  21 years

• 2]

  22 years

• 3]

  23 years

• 4]

  24 years

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

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