Quiz Discussion

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]

  None Of These

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 ages of Shakti and Kanti are in the ratio of 8 : 7 respectively. After 10 years, the ratio of their ages will be 13 : 12. What is the difference between their ages ?

• 1] 2 Years
• 2] 4 Years
• 3] 8 Years
• 4] 6 Years
• 5] 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 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

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

Six years ago, the ratio of the ages of Kunal and Sagar was 6 : 5. Four years hence, the ratio of their ages will be 11 : 10. What is Sagar's age at present?

• 1]

  16 years

• 2]

  18 years

• 3]

  20 years

• 4]

  None of these

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, then how old is B?

• 1]

  7

• 2]

  8

• 3]

  9

• 4]

  10