Problem On Ages
1. Four years ago, the respective ratio between 6. The ratio of the present age of A and the age
the age of Ram and that of Sonu, was 4 : 9. of B 4 years ago is 7 : 8. 8 years hence, the
Tina is ten years older than Ram. Tina is ten ratio of age of A to that of B is 9 : 11. Find
years younger than Sonu. What is Tina’s the present age of B.
present age? (A) 36 years (B) 23 years
(A) 40 years (B) 36 years (C) 24 years (D) 25 years
(C) 30 years (D) 20 years (E) 26 years
(E) 42 years
7. B’s age is 9 years older than A’s. if the ratio
2. The ratio of ages of A and B 4 years ago of B’s age 11 years hence and C’s present
was 5 : 3. The sum of present ages of A, B age is 9:8 and at present C’s age is twice A’s
and C is 80 years. If present age of C is age, then what will be the age of B after 4
equal to sum of present ages of A and B. years?
find the present age of A. (A) 28.5 (B) 28
(A) 17 years (B) 24 years (C) 29 (D) 30
(C) 20 years (D) 22 years (E) None of these
(E) 18 years
8. B’s age is 10 years older than A. If the ratio
3. 4 years hence the sum of ages of A and B of B’s age 11 years hence and C’s present
will be 16 years more than the sum of the age is 3:2. At present C’s age is thrice A’s
present ages of B and C. 4 years ago the sum age. What will be the age of C after 7 years?
of A’s age and C’s age was 32 years, then (A) 18 years. (B) 23 years.
what is the present age of C? (C) 28 years. (D) 25 years.
(A) 18 years (B) 10 years (E) None of these
(C) 16 years (D) 14 years 9. B’s age is 6 years older than A. if the ratio
(E) 12 years of B’s age 9 years hence and C’s present age
is 9 : 8 & at present C’s age is twice A’s
4. Four year ago, the average age of a family of age. What will be the age of B after 5 years.
5 members was 21 years. A baby has born, (A) 18 years (B) 25 years
the average of the family remains the same (C) 23 years (D) 24 years
today. What is the age of the baby? (E) 48 years
(A) 2.5 years (B) 2 years
(C) 1 year (D) 1.5 years 10. The average age of a husband and wife was
(E) none of these 23 years when they were married 5 years
ago. The average age of the husband, the
5. Sum of X and Y age 7 year ago is 86. X age wife and a child who was born during the
20 year ago is equal to Y age 4 year ago. interval, is 20 years now. How old is the
Find the age of Y four year hence. child now?
(A) 48 years (B) 50 years (A) 9 months (B) 1 year
(C) 46 years (D) 52 years (C) 3 years (D) 4 years
(E) 58 years (E) None of these
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11. The ratio between the ages of a father and a of age of A and C is 32 years then find the
son at present is 5 : 2 respectively. Four year present age of C?
hence the ratio between the ages of the son (A) 24 years (B) 20 years
and his mother will be 1 : 2 respectively. (C) 12 years (D) 16 years
What is the ratio between the present ages of (E) 18 years
the father and the mother respectively ?
(A) 3 : 4 (B) 5 : 4 16. If the present age of A is twice the present
(C) 4 : 3 age of B. 18 years ago age of C is half the
(D) Cannot be determined age of B six years hence. If the average of
(E) None of these the present age of A, B and C is 42 years.
Find the age of A, 9 years hence?
12. In a family of 4 members, the eldest member (A) 69 years (B) 70 years
expires after 5 years at the age of 88 and 10 (C) 73 years (D) 77 years
years after that a baby is born in the family (E) None of these
such that the difference of family's eldest to
youngest member alive after 20 years from 17. Sum of resent ages of A and B is 41, Age of
present is 57. At present, the age of youngest A two year hence is equal to age of C one
member is 14 years and the average age of year ago and Age of A four year hence is
remaining members is 54. Find the age of equal to age of B one year ago. If ratio of
the two eldest members alive after 5 years. present age of A and D is 3 : 4. Find the
(A) 19, 42 (B) 42, 37 difference between age of C and D.
(C) 47, 42 (D) 88, 47 (A) 3 years (B) 5 years
(E) 50, 42 (C) 6 years (D) 4 years
(E) 8 years
13. Average of age of A, B, C and D four year
ago was 19 years and the ratio of their ages, 18. Ratio of A’s age 4 years later to B’s age 6
eight years hence will be 18 : 16 : 17 : 11 years later is 2 : 1. Another person C whose
respectively, then what is sum of present age present age is twice the sum of present age
of C and D? of A and B together and after 4 years ratio of
(A) 28 years (B) 30 years C’s age to B’s age is 23 : 4 then find the
(C) 32 years (D) 26 years present age of B ?
(E) 40 years (A) 16 years (B) 10 years
(C) 15 years (D) 12 years
14. Sum of A’s and B’s age 6 years ago is 88. (E) 18 years
A’s age 18 yrs ago is equal to B’s age 6
years ago. Find the age of A two year 19. Ratio of P’s age 4 years later to Q’s age 3
hence? years later is 3 : 4. Another person R have
(A) 58 yrs (B) 64 yrs 3
present age is 71 7 % of the sum of present
(C) 42 yrs (D) 52 yrs
age of P and Q together and 12 years more
(E) 48 yrs
than that of Q. Find the average of present
age of all three?
15. Four years hence, sum of ages of A and B
(A) 42 years (B) 52 years
will be 16 years more than the sum of
(C) 45 years (D) 54 years
present age of B and C. Four years ago, sum
(E) 60 years
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20. My sister was born 26 yrs after my mother become 41 yrs. What is the present age of
was born and I was born 28 yrs after my my mother?(in yrs)
father was born. The present average age of (A) 40 (B) 50
my family is 32.5 yrs. After 3 yrs from now (C) 45 (D) 41
my sister will get married and will leave the (E) 42
family, then average age of family will
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