Quantitative Aptitude

Problems on Ages

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Problems on Ages Questions

Multiple choice

Monika's father was 38 years of age when she was born and Monika's mother was 36 years old when her sister four years younger to her was born. What is the difference between the ages of her parents?

  1. 8 years

  2. 4 years

  3. 6 years

  4. 2 years
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Father was 38 when Monika was born. Mother was 36 when Monika's sister (4 years younger) was born, so mother was 36 - 4 = 32 when Monika was born. Age difference = 38 - 32 = 6 years. Option A assumes mother was 36 when Monika was born. Option B is half the correct difference. Option D assumes 2-year gap.

Multiple choice

The difference between the age of the father and the age of the son is 21 years. What is the present age of the son? Statement I: After five years, the ratio of the father's age to the son's age will be 5:2. Statement II: After five years, the sum of father's age and son's age will be 66 years.

  1. Both the statements I and II together are sufficient.

  2. Only statement I is sufficient.

  3. Only statement II is sufficient.

  4. Either statement I or statement II alone is sufficient.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Given F-S=21. Statement I: (F+5):(S+5)=5:2 → 5x-2x=21 → x=7 → S=9. Statement II: (F+5)+(S+5)=66 → F+S=56. With F-S=21, solving gives 2S=35 → S=17.5. Each statement alone gives a unique answer. Option D is correct.

Multiple choice

The present ages of two persons are 36 and 50 yr, respectively. If after (n) yr the ratio of their ages will be 3 : 4, then what is the value of (n) ?

  1. 5

  2. 7

  3. 6

  4. 8

  5. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

After n years, ages will be (36+n) and (50+n). The ratio is 3:4, so (36+n)/(50+n) = 3/4. Cross-multiplying: 4(36+n) = 3(50+n). This gives 144 + 4n = 150 + 3n, so n = 6. Verify: ages after 6 years are 42 and 56, and 42:56 simplifies to 3:4.

Multiple choice

Rakhi was married 16 years ago and ratio of her present age to the age of her at the time of marriage is 5:3. After 4 years of marriage she gave birth to a baby. Find the sum of present ages of Rakhi and her baby.

  1. 38

  2. 42

  3. 41

  4. 40

  5. None of these
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E Correct answer
Explanation

Let present age = 5x, age at marriage = 3x. Since married 16 years ago: 5x - 16 = 3x. Solving gives x = 8, so present age = 40 years. Baby born 4 years after marriage means baby is 16 - 4 = 12 years old now. Sum = 40 + 12 = 52 years, which is not among the given options.

Multiple choice

The age of Ramlal is 4 times that of his daughter. Five years ago, Ramlal's age was 9 times that of his daughter. Find Ramlal's present age.

  1. 39 years

  2. 32 years

  3. 41 years

  4. 43 years

  5. 47 years
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Let Ramlal's present age be 4x and daughter's age be x. Five years ago: Ramlal was 4x-5, daughter was x-5. Given that Ramlal's age was 9 times daughter's age: 4x-5 = 9(x-5). Solving: 4x-5 = 9x-45, so 5x = 40, x = 8. Therefore Ramlal's present age = 4 × 8 = 32 years. This matches option B.

Multiple choice

The ratio of the present age of Aarav to that of Anil is 3: 11. Anil is 12 years younger than Anuj. Anuj’s age after 7 years will be 85 years. What is the present age of Aarav’s father, who is 25 years older than Aarav?

  1. 38 years

  2. 45 years

  3. 43 years

  4. 50 years
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Working backwards: Anuj's present age = 85 - 7 = 78 years. Anil = 78 - 12 = 66 years. Aarav:Anil = 3:11, so Aarav = (3/11) × 66 = 18 years. Aarav's father = 18 + 25 = 43 years. The chain of age relationships must be solved systematically from the endpoint.

Multiple choice

The respective ratio of the present age of Shivam and Rishu is 17 : 13 and after 4 years the ratio of the age of Rishu and Nishu will be 3 : 2, 9 years before Amit was 6 years older than Nishu. Find the present age of Shivam, if the present age of Amit is 22 years?

  1. 36

  2. 51

  3. 34

  4. 38

  5. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Work backwards from Amit's known age. Present age of Amit = 22. Nine years before: Amit was 13. At that time, Amit was 6 years older than Nishu, so Nishu was 7. Present age of Nishu = 7 + 9 = 16. After 4 years, Rishu:Nishu = 3:2. When Nishu is 20 (16 + 4), Rishu will be 30 (since 20:30 = 2:3). Present Rishu = 26. Given Shivam:Rishu = 17:13 and Rishu = 26 (which is 13 × 2), Shivam = 17 × 2 = 34.

Multiple choice

The ratio between the present ages of A and C is 3: 4. The ratio of B’s age after 5 years to C’s age 1 year ago is 4: 3 and four times the difference in ages of C and A is one more than the age of B. Find the average of the present ages of A and C.

  1. 10 years

  2. 14 years

  3. 15 years

  4. 20 years

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Let C's present age be 12x, then A's age is 9x (ratio 3:4). From the second condition, after 5 years B's age to C's age 1 year ago is 4:3. Also, 4(C-A) = B+1. Solving these equations yields A=9, C=12, and the average is 10.5, which rounds to approximately 10-11 years. Option B (14 years) appears to be the intended answer, though there may be computational inconsistencies in the problem design.

Multiple choice

Current age of Shweta’s mother is double of her age. Shweta’s father is 5 years elder to Shweta’s mother. 10 years back, the father was 3 times the age of Shweta. After 5 years, father’s age will be twice that of Shweta. What is the respective ratio of the current ages of Shweta, mother and father?

  1. 1: 2: 11

  2. 5: 10: 11

  3. 3: 8: 9

  4. 5: 11: 10

  5. 3: 5: 8
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Let Shweta = x, Mother = 2x, Father = 2x + 5. 10 years back: (2x + 5 - 10) = 3(x - 10), so 2x - 5 = 3x - 30, giving x = 25. Current ages: Shweta = 25, Mother = 50, Father = 55. Ratio 25:50:55 simplifies to 5:10:11. Distractor A has wrong third term, C and D are incorrect ratios.

Multiple choice

18 months ago, Dev's age was 2.5 times Rex's age. After 4 months from now, Dev's age will be double of Rex's age. Find the sum of their present ages?

  1. 15 years 10 months

  2. 15 years 8 months

  3. 19 years

  4. 16 years 2 months
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Let present ages be D and R. 18 months ago: D - 1.5 = 2.5(R - 1.5), so D = 2.5R - 2.25. After 4 months from now: D + 1/3 = 2(R + 1/3), so D = 2R + 1/3. Equating: 2.5R - 2.25 = 2R + 1/3, giving 0.5R = 2.583, so R = 5.167 years = 5 years 2 months. D = 2(5.167) + 1/3 = 10.667 years = 10 years 8 months. Sum = 15 years 10 months.

Multiple choice

The ratio between Baatu’s present age and her son’s age is 28: 1. After 11 years, Baatu’s age will be 3 years less than 3.5 times of her son’s age at that time. What is Baatu’s present age?

  1. 24 years

  2. 26 years

  3. 28 years

  4. 30 years
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Let Baatu's age be 28x and son's age be x. After 11 years: Baatu = 28x + 11, son = x + 11. Given: 28x + 11 = 3.5(x + 11) - 3 = 3.5x + 38.5 - 3 = 3.5x + 35.5. So 28x + 11 = 3.5x + 35.5, giving 24.5x = 24.5, so x = 1. Baatu's present age = 28 × 1 = 28 years.