Problems on Ages Worksheet-3

Problems on Ages Worksheet-3

1. Tanya's grandfather was 8 times older to her 16 years ago. He would be 3 times of her age 8 years from now. Eight years ago, what was the ratio of Tanya's age to that of her grandfather?

(a) 1 : 2               (b) 1 : 5               (c) 3 : 8              (d) None of these

2. 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 is:

(a) 5 : 2              (b) 7 : 3              (c) 9 : 2              (d) 13 : 4

3. 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 father a age at present?

(a) 32 years                                    (b) 36 years

(c) 44 years                                    (d) 'Data inadequate

(e) None of these

4. 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 9 years. The ratio of the present ages of Promila and her daughter is:

(a) 9 : 2              (b) 11 : 3             (c) 12 : 5             (d) 13 : 4

5. 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 6 years, son's age will be:

(a) 12 years       (b) 14 years       (c) 18 years       (d) 20 years

6. 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?

(a) 12                                               (b) 24

(c) C is elder than A                     (d) Data inadequate

(e) None of these

7. 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

8. The age of a man is three times the sum of the ages of his two 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       (b) 45 years       (c) 50 years       (d) 55 years

9. 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) 1 and 38      (c) 9 and 36      (d) 11 and 34

10. 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:

(a) 32 years       (b) 36 years       (c) 38 years       (d) 40 years

Answer Key:

(1)-d; (2)-b; (3)-e; (4)-d; (5)-d; (6)-a; (7)-d; (8)-b; (9)-a; (10)-c