Quiz Discussion

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:

• 1] 5 : 2
• 2] 7 : 3
• 3] 9 : 2
• 4] 13 : 4

The present ages of three persons in proportions 4 : 7 : 9. Eight years ago, the sum of their ages was 56. Find their present ages (in years).

• 1] 8, 20, 28
• 2] 16, 28, 36
• 3] 20, 35, 45
• 4] None of these

The age of a man 10 years ago was thrice the age of his son. 10 years hence, the man's age will be twice the age of his son. The ratio of their present ages is = ?

• 1] 5 : 2
• 2] 7 : 3
• 3] 9 : 2
• 4] 13 : 4

The ages of A and B are in the ratio 6 : 5 and the sum of their ages is 44 years. What will be the ratio of their ages after 8 years ?

• 1] 7 : 6
• 2] 8 : 7
• 3] 9 : 8
• 4] 3 : 4

A man was asked to state his age in years. His reply was, "Take my age 3 years hence, multiply it by 3 and then subtract 3 times my age 3 years ago and you will know how old I am". What is the age of the man ?

• 1] 18 years
• 2] 20 years
• 3] 24 years
• 4] 32 years

A couple has a son and a daughter. The age of the father is four times that of the son and the age of the daughter is one-third of that of her mother. The wife is 6 years younger to her husband and the sister is 3 years older then her brother. The mother's age is = ?

• 1] 42 years
• 2] 48 years
• 3] 54 years
• 4] 63 years

The age of a father 10 years ago was thrice the age of his son. 10 years hence , the father's age will be twice that of his son. The ratio of their present age is = ?

• 1] 8 : 5
• 2] 7 : 3
• 3] 9 : 5
• 4] 5 : 2

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?

• 1] 1 year
• 2] 2 years
• 3] 25 years
• 4] Data inadequate
• 5] None of these

The ages of Sulekha and Arunima are in the ratio 9 : 8 respectively. After 5 years, the ratio of their ages will be 10 : 9. What is the difference in their ages ?

• 1] 4 years
• 2] 5 years
• 3] 6 years
• 4] 7 years
• 5] None of these

The present age of son is half of the present age of his mother. Ten years ago, his mother's age was thrice the age of her son. What is the present age of the son ?

• 1] 20 years
• 2] 25 years
• 3] 30 years
• 4] 40 years