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Sol. Let Caurav's and Sachin's ages one year ago be 6x and 7x years respectively. Then,
Gaurav's age 4 years hence = (6x + 1) + 4
(6x + 5) yearB.
Sachin's age 4 years hence = (7x + 1) + 4 =
(7x + 5) years.
6x +5 7
8(6x +5) = 7(7x +5) 48r + 40 = 49x + 35 9 x= 5.
7r + 5
Honce. Sachin's present age = (7x + 1) =
36 years.
Ex. 7. Abhay's age after six years will be three--seven th of his fa ther's age. Ten years
the ratio of their ages was 1: 5. What is Abhay's father's age at present ?
Let the ages of Abhay and his father 10 years ago be xand 5xyears respetively.
Sol. o
Abhay's age after 6 years = (X + 10) + 6 = (x + 16) years.
Hather's age after 6 years = (5x + 10) +6 = (5x + 16) years.

(r+ 16) =(5x

7
+ 16) 7(*+16) = 3(5x +16) 7x + 112 = l5x +40
8x =64 x= 8.
Hence, Abhay's father's present age = (5x + 10) = 50 years.

EXERCISE 8A
(OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS)
Directions : Mark (0 against the correct answer :
1. Sachin is younger than Rahul by 4 years. If their ages are in the respective ratio of
7:9, how old is Sachin ? (Bank P0. 2003)
(a) 16 years (b) 18 years (c) 28 years
(d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these
2. The ratio between the present ages of Pand Q is 6:7. If Qis 4 years old than P, what
(S.B.I.P0. 1998)
will be the ratio of the ages of P and Q after 4 years ?
(a) 3: 4 (b) 3: 5 (c) 4: 3
(d) Data inadequate (e) None of these
3. The ratio between the present ages ofP and Q is 5:7 respectively. If the difference
6 years is 2, what is the total of P's and
betweenQ's present age and P's age after (Bank P0. 1999)
Q's present ages ?
(b) 52 years (c) 56 years
(a) 48 years
(d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these
4 :3. After 6 years, Aru's
4. At present, the ratio between the ages ofArun and Deepak is ? (R.R.B. 2003)
at present
age will be 26 years. What is the age of Deepak
(b) 15 years (c) 19, years (d) 21 years
(a) 12 years
years hence this ratio
5. Present ages of XandY are in the ratio 5:6 respectively. Seven
? (Bank P.O, 2003)
will become 6:7 respectively. What is X's present age in years
(b) 42 (c) 49
(a) 35
(d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these
years
6. Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio of 5 : 4 respectively. Three
hence the ratio of their ages will become 11 :9 respectively. What is Anand's present
age in years ?
(R.B.I. 2003)
(b) 27 (c) 40
(a 24
(d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these
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7. Six years ago, the ratioof the agos 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 presont ? (Bank P.O. 2004)
(a) 16 years (b) 18 years (c) 20 years
() Cannot be determined (e) None of these
8. The total of the ages of Jayant, Prem and Saransh is 93 years. Ten years ago, the ratio
of their ages was 2:3:4. What is the present age of Saransh ?
(a) 24 years (b) 32 years (c) 34 years (d) 38 years
9. 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 ? (S.S.C. 2002)
(a) 1:4 (b) 2: 3 (c) 3: 5 (d) 5: 6
10. Hitesh is 40 years old and Ronnie is 60 years old. How many years ago was the ratio
of their ages 3 :5?
(a) 5 years (b) 10 years (c) 20 years (d) 37 years
11. The ratio of the father's age to his son's age is 7:3. The product of their ages is 756.
The ratio of their ages after 6 years will be:
(a) 5: 2 (b) 2: 1 (c) 11:7 (d) 13 :9
12. The present ages of three persons are in proportions 4:7:9. Eight years ago, the sum
of their ages was 56. Find their present ages (in years). (I.M.T. 2002)
(a) 8, 20, 28 (b) 16, 28, 36 (c) 20, 385, 45 (d) None of these
13. The ratio of the ages of a man and his wife is 4 :3. After 4 years, this ratio will be
9:7. If at the time of marriage, the ratio was 5:3, then how many years ago were
they married ?
(a) 8 years (b) 10 years (c) 12 years (d) 15 years
14. The ratio between the school ages of Neelamand Shaan is 5:6respectively If the
ratio between the one-third age of Neelam and half of Shaan's age is 5 :9, then what
is the school age of Shaan ? (Bank P0. 2002)
(a) 25 years (b) 30 years (c) 36 years
() Cannot be determined (e) None of these
15. The ratio between the present ages of Aand Bis 5 :3 respectively, The ratio between
A's age 4 years ago and B's age 4 years hence is 1:1. What is the ratio between A's
age 4 years hence and B's age 4 years ago ? (SIDBI, 2000)
(a) 1:3 (b) 2: 1 (c) 3: 1 () 4 : 1 (e) None of these
16. Ten years ago, Awas half of B in age. If the ratio of their present ages is 3 :4, what
will be the total of their present ages ?
(a) 20 years (b) 30 years (c) 45 years (d) None of these
17. A istwo years older than Bwho is twice as old as C. If the total of the ages of A, B
and C be 27, then how old is B ? (Hotel Management, 2003)
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10 (e) 11
18. A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of
his son. The present age of the son is : (R.R.B. 2003)
(a) 14 years (b) 18 years (c) 20 years (d) 22 years
19, Eighteen years ago, a father was three times as old as his son, Now the father is only
twice as old as his son. Then the sum of the present ages of the son and the father
is : (S.S.C. 2003)
(a) 54 (b) 72 (c) 105 (d) 108
eir!
20. Aperson's present age is two-fifth. of the age of his mother. After [Link], he willbe
one-half of the age of his mother. How old is the mother at prpsent ?
(a) 32 years (b) 36 years (c) 40 years (d) 48 years
(IGNOU, 2003)
Problems on Ages 186

21. Tanya's grandfather was 8 times oldor to her 16 vears ago, He would be 3 tines ol
her age 8 years from now. Eight years ago, what was the ratio of Tanya's age to tnal
of her grandfather ? (8.8.C. 2003)
(a) 1: 2 (b) 1: 5 (c) 3 : 8 (d) None of these
22. The age of father 10 years ago was thrice the age of his son. Ten years hence, father S
age will be twice that of his son. The ratio of their
present ages 18 :
(a) 5: 2 (b) 7: 3 (d) 13 : 4
(c) 9: 2
(L.I.C.A.A.0. 2003)
23. Four years ago, the father's age was three times the age of his son. The total of the
ages of the father and the son after four years, will be 64 years. What is the fathers
age at present ?
(a) 32 years (b) 36 years (c) 44 years
(d) Data inadequate (e) None of these
24. One year ago, Promila was four times as old as her daughter Sakshi. Six years hence,
Promila's age will exceed her daughter's age by 9years. The ratio of the present ages
of Promila and her daughter is :
(a) 9: 2 (b) 11: 3 (c) 12: 5 (d) 13:4
25. The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years. Six years ago, father's
age was five times the age of the son. After years, son's age will be :
(a) 12 years (b) 14 years (c) 18 years (d) 20 years
(R.R.B. 2000)
26. The total age of A and B is 12 years more than the total age of B and C. C is how
many years younger than A ? (SIDBI, 2000)
(a) 12 (b) 24 (c) C is elder than A
(d) Data inadequate (e) None of these
27. Q is as much younger than R as he is older than T. If the sum of the ages of R and
T is 50 years, what is definitely the difference between R and Q's age ?
(a) 1 year (b) 2 years (c) 25 years
(d) Data inadequate (e) None of these (Bank P.0. 1999)
28. The age of a man is three times the sum of the ages of histwo sons. Five years hence,
his age will be double of the sum of the ages of his sons. The father's present age is :
(a) 40 years (6) 45 years (c) 50 years (d) 55 years
29. The sum of the ages of a father and his son is 45 years. Five years ago, the product
of their ages was 34. The ages of the son and the father are respectively :
(a) 6 and 39 (b) 7 and 38 (c) 9 and 36 (d) 11 and 34
6
30. Rajan got married 8 years ago. His present age is times his age at the time of his
marriage. Rajan's sister was 10 years younger to him at the time of his marriage. The
age of Rajan's sister is : ([Link].C. 2003)
(a). 32 years (b) 36 years (c) 38 years (d) 40 years
31. The sum of the ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years.
What is the age of the youngest child ? (S.S.C. 2000)
(a) 4years (b) 8 years (c) 10years (d) None of these
32. Father is aged three times more than his son Ronit. After 8 years, he would be two
and a half times of Ronit's age. After further 8 years, how many times would he be
of Ronit's age ? (C.B.I. 1998)
3
(a) 2 times (b) 2 times (o) 2 times (d) 3 times
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years. Fifteen years ag0, the elder

O0. The diflerence betweon tho a°os of two nersons is 10 :
Tho prOBent aye of the elder person is
e wA8 twice AA old As the youngor one (d) 55 years
(a) 25 years (c) 46 yoars
(b) 36 yoarn
birth
04. A lather suid to his son. "1 ws as old us vou aro 4t present at the time of your
five years baCk was
ne 1ather's age is 38 years now, the son'% age (d) 38 years
(a) 14 vears (c) 33 years
(b) 19 years
(Assistant Grade, 1998)
now 9 years older
Jo. In 10 years, A will be twice as old as B was 10 years ago. If Ais
than B, the present age of B is :
(c) 39 years (d) 49 years
(a) 19 years (b) 29 years
be twice of Vimal's age
J6. Sneh's age is t6 h of her father's age. Sneh's father's age will
before, then what
after 10 years. If Vimal's eighth birthday was celebrated two years
is Sneh's present age ?
(a) 6 years (b) 24 years (c) 30 years (d) None of these
3
divided
37. If 6years are subtracted from the present age of Gagan and the remainder is
by 18, then the present age of his grandson Anup is obtained. If Anup 1s 2 years
younger to Madan whose age is 5years, then what is Gagan's present age ?
(a) 48 years (b) 60 years (c) 84 years (d) 96 years
38. Ayesha's father was 38 years of age when she was born while her mother was 36 years
the difference
old when her brother four years younger to her was born. What is
between the ages of her parents ? (Hotel Management, 2002)
(a) 2 years (b) 4 years (c) 6 years (d) 8 years
39. My brother is 3 years elder to me. My father was 28 years of age when my sister was
born while my mother was 26 years of age when Iwas born. If my sister was 4 years
of age when my brother was born, then, what was the age of my father and mother
respectively when my brother was born ?
(a) 32 yrs, 23 yrs (b) 32 yrs, 29 yrs (c) 35 yrs, 29 yrS (d) 35 yrs, 33 yrs
40. 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 three years ago and you
will know how old I am." What was the age of the person ? (S.S.C. 2004)
(a) 18 years (b) 20 years (c) 24 years (d) 32 years

ANSWERS

1, (e) 2. (e) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (d)

9. c) 10. (b) 11. (b) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (d) 15. (c) 16. (d)
17. (d) 18. (d) 19. () 20. (c) 21. (d) 22. (b) 23. (e) 24. ()
25. (d) 26. (a) 27. (d) 28. (b) 29. (a) 30. (c) 31, (a) 32. (a)
33. (b) 34 (b) 35. (c) 36. (d) 37. (b) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (a)

SOLUTIONS

1. Let Rahul's age bè x years. Then, 'SAchin's age = (x - 7)years.

x-7 7 X =315.
9x - 63 = 7x 2x = 63
9
Hence, Sachin's age = (x- 7) = 24.5 years.
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Problems on Ages

2. Let P's age and Q's age be 6x years and 7x years respectively.
Then, 7x 6x = 4 X = 4.

Required ratio = (6x + 4) : (7x +4) = 28 : 32 = 7: 8.

3. Let the present ages of P and Q be 5x years and 7x years respectively.
Then, 7x -(5x + 6) = 2 2x =8 X = 4.
Required sum = 5x + 7x = 12x = 48 years.
4. Let the present ages of Arun and Deepak be 4x vears and 3x years respectively. "Then,
4x +6 = 26 4x = 20 x= 5.
Deepak's age = 3x = 15 years.
5. Let the present ages of Xand Y be 5x years and 6x years respectively.
5x +7 6
Then, 6x + 7 7(5x+7) = 6(6x + 7) x = 7.
7
.". X's present age = 5x = 35 years.
respectively.
6. Let the present ages of Samneer and Anand be 5x years and 4x years
5x +3 11 # 9(5x +3) = 11 (4x + 3) x = 6.
Then, 4x +3 9
Anand's present age = 4x = 24 years.
years respectively.
7. Let the ages of Kunal and Sagar 6 years ago be 6x and 5x
(6x + 6) +4 11 5x = 10 x = 2.
Then, 10 (6x + 10) = 11(5x +10)
(5x +6) +4 10
Sagar's present age = (5x + 6) = 16 years.
10 years ago be 2x, 3x and 4x years
8. Let the ages of Jayant, Prem and Saransh
respectively. X=7.
9x = 63
Then, (2x + 10) + (3x + 10) + (4x + 10) = 93
Saransh's present age = (4x + 10) = 38 years.
x years and 2x years respectively.
9. Let the present ages of the two brothers be
I-5 1 * = 10.
Then, # 3(-5) = (2 -5)
2x -5
Required ratio =(x + 5) : (2x + 5) =
15:25 = 3: 5.

10. Suppose, the ratio was 3 : 5, x years ago.

40-x 2x = 20 x = 10.
5(40-x) =3(60 - x)
Then, 60-x 5
son be 7x and 3x years respectively.
11. Let the present ages of the father and x= 6.
21x =756 * = 36
Then, 7xx 3x=756
Required ratio = (7x + 6): (3x +6) =
48 : 24 = 2: 1.
9x years respectively.
12. Let their present ages be 4x, 7x and 20x = 80 x = 4.
Then, (4x - 8) + (7x 8) + (9xX 8) = 56
36 years respectively.
Their present ages are l6 years, 28 years and
his wife be 4x and 3x years respectively.
13. Let the present ages of the man and
4x + 4 7(4x + 4) = 9(3x + 4) = 8.
Then, 7
3x + 4
years respectively.
So, their present ages are 32 years and 24
Suppose they were married z years ago.
32- z 5
3(32- z) = 5(24 -z) 22 = 24 z = 12.
Then, 3
24 - z
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14. Let the school ages of Noelam and Shaan be 5x and 6x yoars respectively. Then,
1
x 5a
3 16 1G.

Thus, Shaan's age cannot be determined.

16. let the present ages of A and B be 5x und 3x years respectively.
5x - 4 1
5x -4 = 3x +4 2x = 8 x = 4.
Then,
3x +4 1
.. Required ratio = (5x + 4): (3x - 4) = 24 : 8 = 3: 1.
16. Let the ages of Aand B 10 years ago be x and 2x years respectively
X+ 10 3
Then, 4(x + 10) = 3(2x + 10) 2x = 10 I = 5.
2x + 10 4
Sum of their present ages = (x + 10) + (2x +10) = (3x + 20) = 35 years.
17. Let C's age be x years. Then, B's age = 2x years. A's age = (2x + 2) years.
(2x + 2) + 2x + x= 27 5x =25 X = 5.
Hence, B's age = 2x = 10 years.
18. Let the son's present age be years. Then, man's present age = (x + 24) years.
(x + 24) + 2 = 2(x + 2) X + 26 = 2x + 4 X= 22.
19. Let the present ages of the father and son be 2x and x years respectively.
Then, (2x 18) = 3 (x - 18) X = 36.

Required sum = (2x + x) = 3x = 108 years.

20. Let the mother's present age be x years. Then, the person's present age = x years.

2
x+ 8|= (x+ 8) 2(2x + 40) = 5(x + 8) x = 40.
5

21. 16 years ago, let T ='x years and G= 8x years.

After 8 years from now, T =(x + 16 + 8) years and G =(8x + 16 + 8) years.
8x + 24 = 3 (x + 24) 5x = 48.
48
+8
T x+ 8 5 88 11
8 years ago, G 8x + 8 48 424 53
8x + 8
5
22. Let the ages of father and son 10 years ago be 3x and x years respectively.
Then, (3x + 10) + 10 = 2 ((x + 10) + 10) 3x + 20 = 2x + 40 x= 20.

Required ratio = (3x + 10) : (x + 10) = 70 : 30 = 7:3.

23. Let the ages of father and son 4 years ago be 3x and x years respectively.
Then, [(3x + 4) + 4) + [(x + 4) + 4] = 64 4x= 48 x= 12.
Father's present age = 3x = 36 years.
24. Let the ages of Promila and Sakshi 1 year ago be 4x and x years respectively.
Then, ((4x + 1) + 6] - ((x + 1) + 6) = 9 3x = 9 x = 3.
Required ratio = (4x + 1): (x + 1) = 13 : 4.
25. Let the present ages of son and father be x and (60 - x) years respectively.
Then, (60 - x) - 6 = 5 (x - 6) ob4 - x = 5x- 30 6x = 84 x = 14.
Son's age after 6 years = (X +6) 20 years.
26. (A + B) (B + C) = 12 A - C = 12.
27. R - Q = R -T Q= T. Also, R + T = 50 ’ R + Q = 50.
So, (R x Q cannot be determined.
Problems on Ages 189

O8 Let the sum of present ages of the two sons be x years.

Then, father's present age = 3x years.
(3x + 5) = 2(x + 10) 3x + 5 = 2x + 20 X = 15.

Hence, father's present age = 45 years.

29. Let the ages of father and son be x and (45 - x) years respectively.
(x- 5) (40 - x) = 34 - 45x+ 234 = 0
Then, (x - 5) (45 - x- 5) = 34
(x- 39) (x - 6) = 0 X = 39 or x = 6.

Father's age = 39 years and son's age = 6 years.

30. Let Rajan's present age be x years. Then, his age at the timne of marriage = (x- 8)years.
6
(* - 8) 5x =6x 48 x= 48.
5
30 years.
Rajan's sister's age at the time of his marriage = (x- 8) - 10 = (xX 18) =
.:. Rajan's sister's present age = (30 + 8) years = 38 years.
years.
31. Let the ages of the children be x. (x + 3), (x + 6), (x + 9) and (x + 12)
Then, x + (x + 3) + (x + 6) + (x +9) + (x + 12) = 50 5x = 20 X =4.
Age of the youngest child = x= 4 years.
(+ 3x) years = 4x years.
32. Let Ronit's present age be xyears. Then, father's present age =
8x + 16 = 5x + 40 3x = 24 * = 8.
(4x+8) =(x+8)
(4x + 16) 48
Hence, required ratio = = 2.
(x+ 16) 24

33. Let their ages be x years and (x + 10) years respectively.

15) x -5 =2x- 30 x 25.
Then, (x + 10)-15 = 2(x
Present age of the elder person = (x+ 10) = 35 years.
Then, (38 - x) =x 2x =38 x= 19.
34. Let the son's present age be x years.
years.
Son's age 5 years back = (19- 5) years = 14
present age = (x + 9) years.
35. Let B's present age = X years. Then, ¤'s x= 39.
.. (x + 9) + 10 = 2 (x- 10) x + 19 = 2x - 20
10) years = 20 years.
36. Vimal's age after 10 years = (8 + 2 +
father's present age = 30 years.
Sneh's father's age after 10 years = 40 years. Sneh's

Sneh's age = x30 years = 5 years.

Gagan's age be x years.
37. Anup's age = (5 - 2) years =3yearS. Let
*-6 x-6 = 54 = 60.
Then, = 3
18
born = 36 years.
38. Mother's age when Ayesha's brother was
Father's age when Ayesha's brother was born = (38 +
4) years = 42 years.
Required difference = (42 - 36) years = 6 years.
born and 4 years after my sister
39. Clearly, my brother was born 3 years before Iwas
was born.
= 32 years:
So, father's age when brother was born = (28 + 4) years
mother's age when brother was born = (26 - 3) years = 23 years.
years.
40. Let the present age of the person be x
Then. 3 (x + 3) 3(x- 3) = x 3x +9)- (3x - 9) = x x 18.
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