Problems on Ages Worksheet-1

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

(c) 4 : 3                                           (d) Data inadequate

(e) None of these

3. The ratio between the present ages of P and Q is 5 : 7 respectively. If the difference between Q's present age and P's age after 6 years is 2, what is the total of P's and Q's present ages?

(a) 48 years                                   (b) 52 years

(c) 56 years                                    (d) Cannot be determined

(e) None of these

4. At present, the ratio between the ages of Arun and Deepak is 4 : 3. After 6 years, Arun's age will be 26 years. What is the age of Deepak at present?

(a) 12 years       (b) 15 years       (c) 19 years        (d) 21 years

5. Present ages of X and Y are in the ratio 5 : 6 respectively. Seven years hence this ratio will become 6 : 7 respectively. What is X's present age in years?

(a) 35                                               (b) 42

(c) 49                                               (d) Cannot be determined

(e) None of these

6. Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio of 5 : 4 respectively. Three years hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11:9 respectively. What is Anand's present age in years?

(a) 24                  (b) 27                  (c) 40                  (d) Cannot be determined

(e) None of these

7. Six years ago, the ratio of the ages 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 present?

(a) 16 years                                    (b) 18 years

(c) 20 years                                    (d) 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?

(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

Answer Key:

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