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

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

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

The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the youngest child?

• 1] 4 years
• 2] 8 years
• 3] 10 years
• 4] None of these

Sachin is younger than Rahul by 7 years. If their ages are in the respective ratio of 7 : 9, how old is Sachin?

• 1] 16 years
• 2] 18 years
• 3] 28 years
• 4] 24.5 years
• 5] None of these

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

The total ages of Jayant, Prem and Saransh is 93 years. Ten years ago, the ratio of their ages was 2:3:42:3:4. What is the present age of Saransh?

• 1]

  24 years

• 2]

  32 years

• 3]

  34 years

• 4]

  38 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] 38 years

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 ages of Nitish and Vinnee are in the ratio 6 : 5 respectively. After 9 years the ratio of their ages will be 9 : 8. What is the difference in their ages now ?

• 1] 3 Years
• 2] 5 Years
• 3] 7 Years
• 4] 9 Years
• 5] None of these