PROBLEMS ON AGES

1) The ratio between the current age of A and B is 6:7. If B is 4 years old
than A. What will be the ratio of the ages of A and B after 4 years?
A) 3 : 1
B) 4 : 5
C) Data inadequateD) 4 : 3 E) None of these
If As age and Bs age will be 6A years and 7A years correspondingly
Then, 7A 6A = 4, A = 4
Needed ratio = (6A + 4) : (7A + 4) = 28 : 32 = 7 : 8
2) The Avg age of a class of 22 subject areas in 21 years. The avg
increased by one when the lecturers age also involved. What is the age of
the Lecturer?
A) 41
B) 43
C) 44
D) 40
Average * Subject Areas = Total Age
So => 21 years x 22 numbers = 462 years (1)
=> 22 years x 23 numbers = 506 years (2)
Therefore Lecturers age = Eqn(2) Eqn(1) = 506 462 = 44 Years.
3) Right now, the ratio between the ages of Karthikh and Prasath is 4:3.
After 6 years, Karthikhs age will be 26 years. What is the age of Prasath
right now?
A) 19 years B) 21 years C) 25 years D) 15 years
If the current ages of Karthikh and Prasath be 4A years and 3A years
correspondingly.
Then, 4A + 6 = 26, 4A = 20, A = 5
Prasaths age = 3A = 15 years.
4) A father is two times as old as his daughter. 2 decades ago, the age of
the father was 12 times the age of the daughter. The current age of the
father is
A) 22
B) 32
C) 44
D) 45
Let daughters age = A., Then fathers age = 2A
12 (A 20) = (2A 20), 10A = 220, A = 22
Fathers current age = 44 years.
5) 1 decad ago, Naresh was 3 times as old as Abdul was but 10 years
hence, he will be just two times as old. Find Nareshs current age
A) 70 years B) 60 years C) 80 years D) 66 years
Condition : Nareshs current age is A years and Abduls current age is B years.
Then, based on the first condition,

A 10 = 3[B - 10] or, A 3B = -20 ..(1)

Here, Nareshs age after 10 years =(A + 10) years
Abduls age after 10 years = (B + 10) , (A+10) = 2(B+10) or, A 2B = 10
Solving Eqn(1) & Eqn(2), we will get A = 70 and B = 30
Nareshs age = 70 years and Abduls age = 30 years.

..(2)

6) Current ages of Rahim and Thomas are in the ratio of 5 : 4

correspondingly. 0.3 decades hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11
: 9 correspondingly, What is Thomass current age in years?
A) 14
B) 42
C) 24
D) cannot be determined E) None of these
If current ages of Rahim and Thomas be 5A years and 4A years correspondingly
Then, 5A + 3 = 11
4A + 3 = 9
9(5A + 3)=11(4A + 3)
A=6
Thomass current age = 4A
= 24 years.
7) A father is Quadrice as old as his daughter today. After 20 years, he
would be only two times as old. At the time of daughters birth, how much
old the father be?
A) 37
C) 31
B) 35
D) 30
If the ages of daughter and father today by A and 4A years correspondingly.
4A + 20 = 2 (A+20)
A = 10 years => 4A = 40 years.
At the time of daughters birth, fathers Age
40 10 = 30 years old
8) The overall ages of Kumar, Hathim and Rahul is 93 years. 1 decade ago,
the ratio of their ages was 2 : 3 : 4. What is the current age of Rahul?
A) 24 years B) 38 years C) 28 years D) 44 years
If the ages of Kumar, Hathim and Rahul 1 decade ago be 2A, 3A and 4A years
correspondingly
Then, (2A + 10) + (3A + 10) + (4A + 10) = 93
9A = 93-30
9A = 63
A=7
Rahuls current age = (4A + 10)
= 38 years.

9) Amith was 3 times as old as Harsh 6 years back. Amith will be 5/3 times
as old as Harsh 6 years hence. How much old is Harsh today?
A) 12 years B) 21 years C) 11 years D) 22 years
Let Harshs age 6 years back = A
Then, Amiths age 6 years back = 32.
Then 5/3 (A + 6 + 6) = (3A + 6 + 6)
5(A + 12) = 3 (3A + 12)
4A = 24
A=6
Harshs age today = (A + 6) years
= 12 years.
10) The ages of Smirthi and Samantha vary by 16 years, Six years ago,
Deepikas age was three times as that of Smirthis, find their current ages.
A) 10 years, 28 years
B) 11 years, 28 years
C) 14 years, 30 years
D) 16
years, 34 years
Let Smirthis age = A years
So, Deepikas age = (A + 16) years
Also, 3(A 6) = A + 16 6 or, A = 14
Smirthis age = 14 years
and, Deepikas age = 14 + 16
= 30 years
11) Sachin is 40 years old and Vijay is 60 years old. How many decades
ago was the proportion of their ages 3 : 5?
A) 37 years B) 27 years C) 20 years D) 10 years
If the ratio was 3 : 5, A years ago.
Then, 7A 6A = 4
A=4
Then, {( 40 A)/(60 A)}= (3/5)
5 (40 A) = 3(60 A)
2A = 20
A = 10
12) 15 years hence, Karthikh will be just Quadrice as old as he was 15
years ago, How old is Karthikh at now? [ Quadrice = 4 Times ]
A) 35
B) 25
C) 20
D) 30
Let the current age of Karthikh = A years
Then, A+15 = 4(A 15)
Therefore A = 25

13) The current ages of 3 individuals are in the ratio 4:7:9. 0.8 decades
ago, the sum of their ages was 56. Find their current ages in years
A) 16, 28, 36B) 18, 30, 38C) 20, 32, 46D) None of these
Let their current ages are 4A, 7A and 9A years correspondingly.
Then, (4A 8) + (7A 8) + (9A 8) = 56
20A = 80
A=4
Their current ages are
16 years, 28 years and 36 years correspondingly.
14) At present, the ratio between the ages of Akbar and Denial is 4:3.
After 6 years, Aruns age will be 26 years. What is the age of Deepak at
present?
Let the present ages of Akbar and Danial be 4x years and 3x years respectively.
Then,
4x + 6 =26 4x = 20 x = 5.
Deepaks age = 3x =15 years.
15) 1 Decade ago, Karthikhs mother was quadrice older than her son.
After one decade, the mother will be two times older than her son. The
current age of Karthikh is?
[Decade = 10 Years; quadrice= 4 times]
A) 8 years B) 12 years C) 20 years D) 23 years
Let Karthikhs age 10 years ago be A year
His mothers age 1 decade ago = 4A
(4A + 10) + 10 = 2 (A + 10 +10)
2A = 20 or A =10
Current age of Karthikh = (A + 10)
= 20 years
16) A persons age is 125% of what it was one decade ago, but 83(1/3)% of
what it will be after one decade. What is his current age? [1 decade = 10
years]
A) 35 years B) 40 years C) 50 years D) 55 years
Let, current age is A years.
Then, 125% of (A 10) = A
and, 83(1/3)% of (A + 10) = A
Therefore 125% of (A-10) = 83(1/3)% of (A+10)
or, (5/4) (A 10) =(5/6)(A+10)
or, (5/4)A -(5/6)A = (50/6)+(50/4)

or, (5A/12)= (250/12) or,

A=50 years.
17) One decade ago, X was half of Y in age. If the proportion of their
current ages is 3:4, what will be the overall of their current ages?
A) 10 years B) 20 years C) 25 years D) None of these
Let the ages of X and Y 1 decade ago be A and 2A years correspondingly.
Then, [ (A +10)/2A+10) ] = (3/4)
4 (A 10) = 3(2A 10)
2A = 10
A=5
Therefore,
Sum of theircurrent ages = (A + 10) + (2A + 10) = (3A + 20)
= 35 years.
18) Fathers age today is three times as his daughters. After 10 years it
would be just twice. What is the daughters age today?
A) 9
B) 10
C) 12
D) 15
Let, todays age of the daughter = A years.
Moms age today = 3A years
After 1 decade,
3A + 10 = 29A + 10
=> A = 10 years
19) A person is 24 years elder than his daughter. In 2 years, persons age
will be 2 times the age of his daughter. Then the current age of the
daughter is:
A) 14 years C) 20 years B) 18 years D) 22 years
Let, daughters current age is A years. Then, persons current age = (A +24) years.
(A + 24) + 2 = 2 (A + 2)
A + 26 = 2A + 4
A = 22
20) 0.2 decades ago a person was 6 times as old as his daughter, After 18
years, he will be two times as old as his daughter. Then their current ages
are,
[0.2 decades = 2 years]
A) 7 B) 9 C) 11 D) None of these
Ans: None of these.
21) A mans current age is (2/5) of the age of his father. After 8 years, he
will be (1/2) of the age of his father. What is the age of father at now?

A) 50 years B) 40 years C) 33 years D) 43 years

Let, fathers current age is A years.
Then, Mans current age =[ (2/5)A ]years.
Therefore, [ (2/5)A + 8 ]= (1/2)(A + 8)
2(2A + 40) = 5(A + 8)
A = 40
22) If two times of the daughters age in years is included to the mothers
age, the total is 70 and if two times of the mothers age is included to the
daughters age, the total is 95. So the Mothers age is,
A) 30 years B) 38 years C) 40 years D) 41 years
Let daughters age = A and mothers age = B
Given:
2A+B = 70 and,
A+2B = 95
Solving B, we will get B = 40.
23) The avg age of class of 20 students in 20 years. If the lecturers age is
added to the avg, increases by one. What is the age of the lecturer?
A) 30
B) 40
C) 31
D) 41
Average x Number = Total Years
20 x 20 = 400 (1)
21 x 21 = 441 (2)
Lecturers age =Eqn (2) -Eqn (1)
= 441 400
= 41 years
24) The age of mother one decade age was three times the age of her
daughter. 10 years hence, mothers age will be two times that of her
daughter. The proposition of their current ages is:
A) 6 : 1
B) 7 : 3
C) 8 : 6
D) 10 : 5
Let, Ages of mother and daughter 1 decade ago was 3A and A years
correspondingly
Then, (3A + 10) + 10 = 2 [(A + 10) + 10]
3A + 20 = 2A + 40
X = 20
Needed Ratio = (3A + 10) : (A + 10)
= 70 : 30
=7:3
25) If Raj was one-third as old as Rahim 5 years back and Raj is 17 years
old now, How old is Rahim now?

A) 40

B) 41

C) 36

D) 48

Rajs age today = 17 decades,

Hence, 5 decades back, he must be 12 years old.
Rahim must be 36 years old, Because (312).
5 years back Rahim must be 41 years old today. Because (36+5).
26) 3 years ago, the avg age of a family of 5 individuals was 17. A kid
have been born the avg age of family is an exact today? What is the age of
the kid?
A) 2 years B) 3 years C) 4 years D) 5 year
Current age of 5 individuals is,
=5 x 17 + 3 x 5 = 100 years
Also, current ages of 5 persons + Age of the kid
= 6 x 17 = 102 years
Therefore, Age of the Kid = 102 100 = 2 years.
27) 0.1 decates ago, Vijaya was quadrice as old as her daughter Simran.
0.6 decades hence, Vijayas age will beat her daughters age by 0.9
decades. The proportion of the current ages of Vijaya and Simran is :
[ 0.1 Decates =1 Year; quadrice = 4 times]
A) 8 : 1
B) 10 : 2
C) 11 : 4
D) 13 : 4
Let, Ages of Vijaya and Simran 1 year ago was 4A and A years correspondingly.
Then, [(4A + 1) + 6] [(A + 1) + 6] = 9
3A = 9
X=3
Needed Ratio = (4A + 1) : (A + 1)
= 13 : 4
28) The ratio of the ages of Maala and Kala is 4 : 3. The total of their ages
is 2.8 decades. The proportion of their ages after 0.8 decades will be
[1 Decade = 10 years]
A) 4 : 3
B) 12 : 11
C) 7 : 4
D) 6 : 5
Let, Maalas age = 4A and Kalas age = 3A
Then 4A + 3A = 28
A=4
Maalas age = 16 years
and Kalas age = 12 years
Proportion of their ages after 8 is = (16 + 8) : (12 + 8)
= 24 : 20
=6:5

29) The overall age of X and Y is 12 year greater than the overall age of Y
and Z. Z is how many decades younger that X?
A) 10
B) 12
C) Z is elder than X
D) None of these
(X + Y) (Y + Z) = 12
X Z = 12
[Age in decades = 1.2]
30) The proportion of Xs and Ys ages is 4:5. If the difference between
the current age of X and the age of Y 0.5 decades hence is 3, then what is
the sum of current ages of X and Y?
A) 72 years B) 62 years C) 52 years D) 82 years
We simplified the most of steps because lack of font prolem.
X = 32 years
and, Y = (5/4) x 32 = 40 years
Therefore X + Y = 40 + 32 = 72 years.
31. Raberts age after 15 years will be 5 times his age 5 years back. What
is the present age of Rabert?
Let Raberts present age be x years. Then,
Raberts age after 15 years = (x + 15) years.
Raberts age 5 years back = (x - 5) years.
x + 15 = 5 (x - 5) x + 15 = 5x - 25
4x = 40 x = 10.
Hence, Rabert present age = 10 years.
32. The present age of a father is 3 years more than three times the age of
his son. Three years hence, fathers age will be 10 years more than twice
the age of the son. Find the present age of the father.
Let the sons present age be x years. Then fathers present age = (3x + 3) years.
(3x + 3 + 3) = 2 (x + 3) + 10 3x + 6 = 2x + 16 x = 10.
Hence, fathers present age = (3x + 3) = (3x + 3) = (3 * 10 + 3) years = 33 years.
33. The ages of two persons differ by 16 years. If 6 years ago, the elder
one be 3 times as old as the younger one, find their present ages.
Let the age of the younger person be x years.
Then, age of the elder person = (x + 16) years.
3(x - 6) = (x + 16 - 6) 3x - 18 = x + 10
2x = 28 x = 14
Hence, their present ages are 14 years and 30 years.

34. Peter got married 8 years ago. His present age is 6/5 times his age at
the time of his marriage. Peters sister was 10 years younger to him at the
time of his marriage. The age of Peers sister is:
Let Peters present age be x years. Then, his age at the time of marriage
8) years.
x = 6/5 (x - 8) 5x = 6x - 48 x = 48.
Peters sisters age at the time of his marriage = (x - 8) - 10
= (x - 18) = 30 years.
Peters sisters present age = (30 + 8) years = 38 years.

= (x -

35. 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 some of the ages of his
sons. The fathers present age is :
Let the sum of present ages of the two sons be x years.
Then, fahers present age = 3x years.
(3x + 5) = 2 (x + 10) 3x + 5 = 2x + 20 x = 15.
Hence, fathers present age = 45 years.
36. 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 + B) - (B + C) = 12 A - C = 12.
37. The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years. Six
year ago, fathers age was five times the age of the son. After 6 years,
sons age will be.
Let the present age of son and father be x and (60 - x) years respectively.
Then, (60 - x) - 6 = 5 (x - 6) 6x = 84 x = 14.
Sons age after 6 years = (x + 6) = 20 years.
38. One year age, Promila was four times as old as her daughter Jenilia.
Six years hence, Promilas age will exceed her daughters age by 9 years.
The ratio of the present ages of
Promila and her daughter is :
Let the ages of Promila and Jenilia 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.

39. Four years ago, the fathers 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?
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.
Fathers present age = 3x = 36 years.
40. 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 :
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.
41. 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:
Let the sons present age be x years. Then, mans present age = (x + 24) years.
(x + 24) + 2 = 2(x + 2) x + 26 = 2x + 4 x = 22.
42. 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)
Let thier present ages be 4x, 7x and 9x years respectively.
Then, (4x - 8) + (7x - 8) + (9x - 8) = 56 20x = 80 x = 4.
Their present ages are 16 years, 28 years and 36 years respectively.
44. Three years ago, the average age of a family of 5 members was 17. A
baby having been born the average age of the family is the same today?
What is the age of the child?
Present age of 5 members = 5 x 17 + 3 x 5 = 100 years
Also, present ages of 5 members + Age of the baby = 6 x 17 = 102 years
Age of the baby = 102 100 = 2 years