Problems on Ages

Problems on Ages Worksheet-1

1. Sachin is younger than Rahul by 4 years. If their ages are in the respective ratio of 7 : 9, how old is Sachin?

(a) 16 years                                    (b) 18 years

(c) 28years                                     (d) Cannot be determined

(e) None of these

2. The ratio between the present ages of P and Q is 6 : 7. If Q is 4 years old than P, what will be the ratio of the ages of P and Q after 4 years?

(a) 3 : 4                                           (b) 3 : 5

Problems on Ages Worksheet-2

1. 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

2. 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).

(a) 8, 20, 28     (b) 16, 28, 36    (c) 20, 35, 45    (d) None of these

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