Quiz Discussion

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

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

Ayesha's father was 38 years of age when she was born while her mother was 36 years old when her brother four 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

The respective ratio between present age of Manoj and Wasim is 3 : 11. Wasim is 12 years younger than Rehana. Rehana's age after 7 years will be 85 years. What is the present age of Manoj's father who is 25 years older than Manoj?

• 1]

  43 years

• 2]

  67 years

• 3]

  45 years

• 4]

  69 years

One year ago, Promila was four times as old as her daughter Sakshi. Six years hence, Promila's age will exceed her daughter's age by 9 years. The ratio of the present ages of Promila and her daughter is:

• 1]

  9:2

• 2]

  11:3

• 3]

  12:5

• 4]

  13:4

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 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

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

Q is as much younger than R as he is older than T. If the sum of the ages of R and T is 50 years, what is definitely the difference between R and Q's age?

• 1] 1 year
• 2] 2 years
• 3] 25 years
• 4] Data inadequate
• 5] None of these

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