Quiz Discussion

The ages of A and B are presently in the ratio of 5 : 6 respectively. Six years hence, this ratio became 6 : 7 respectively. What was B's age 5 years ago ?

• 1] 25 years
• 2] 30 years
• 3] 31 years
• 4] 36 years
• 5] 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 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

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 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

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

The ages of two persons differ by 20 years. If 5 years ago, the elder one be 5 times as old as the younger one, their present ages (in years) are respectively

• 1]

  20,20

• 2]

  20,10

• 3]

  25,15

• 4]

  30,10

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 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

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