Problems on Ages Aptitude Questions and Answers
This section focuses on "Problems on Ages" in Quantitative Aptitude. These Multiple Choice Questions (mcq) should be practiced to improve the Quantitative Aptitude skills required for various interviews (campus interviews, walk-in interviews, company interviews), placements, entrance exams and other competitive examinations.
1. What is Kishore present age, if after 30 years his age will be 15times of his age 15 years back.
A. 18 yrs
B. 18.2 yrs
C. 19 yrs
D. 20.2 yrs
View Answer
Ans : B
Explanation: Let kishore’s present age be x
kishore’s age before 15 years = (x - 15)
kishore’s’s age after 30 years = (x + 30)
We are given that,
kishore’s’s age after 30 years (x + 30) is 15 times his age 15 years back (x – 15)
Therefore,
(x + 30) = 15 (x – 15)
Solving the equation, we get
x + 30 =15x –225
14x = 255
x = 18.2 years
2. The father's age 7years ago was 11 times the age of his daughter. At present the father's age is 7 times
that of his daughter. Find the daughter's present age.
A. 17.5 yrs
B. 18 yrs
C. 18.5 yrs
D. 19 yrs
View Answer
Ans : A
Explanation: At present the father's age is 7 times that of his daughter
i.e. Father's present age = 7x.
Father's age 7 years ago was 11 times the age of his daughter
(7x – 7) = 11 * (x – 7)
x = 17.5 years,
The daughter's present age = 17.5 years
3. Mani is 32years older than his son Dinesh. In 4 years, his age will be twice the age of his son. The present
age of his son is
A. 20 yrs
B. 24 yrs
C. 28 yrs
D. 32 yrs
View Answer
Ans : C
Explanation: Let the son's present age be x years.
Then, mani's present age = (x + 32) years
=> (x + 32) + 4 = 2(x + 4)
=> x + 36 = 2x + 8
So, x = 28
4. Ratio of ages of three girls are 5:8:10, six years ago, the sum of their ages was 28. Find their present
ages.
A. 10,16,20
B. 12,16,20
C. 10,14,18
D. 10,12,16
View Answer
Ans : A
Explanation: Let the present ages are 5x, 8x, 10x.
=> (5x-6) + (8x-6) + (10x-6) = 28
=> 23x = 46
=> x = 2
So their present ages are: 10,16,20
5. Shyam is younger than Sharuk by 22 years. If the ratio of their ages is 5:7, find the age of Shyam
A. 55
B. 77
C. 66
D. 88
View Answer
Ans : A
Explanation: If sharuk age is x, then Shyam age is x-22,
so (x-22)/x = 5/7
=> 7x-154 = 5x
=> 2x = 154
=> x = 77
So shyam age is 77 - 22 = 55
6. The ratio between the present ages of M and N is 8:9. If N is 6 years old than M, what will be the ratio of
the ages of M and N after 6 years
A. 7:9
B. 9:7
C. 9:10
D. 10:9
View Answer
Ans : C
Explanation: Let M age and N age be 8x years and 9x years.
Then 9x - 8x = 6 <=> x = 6
So required ratio will be (8x+6): (9x+6)
54:60
9:10
7. The sum of the current ages of two persons M and N is 129. If the age of M is twice that of N, find the sum
of their ages 8 years hence.
A. 125
B. 145
C. 137
D. 149
View Answer
Ans : B
Explanation: M+N=129
Given M=2N
From Which N =43,M=86
8 years their age will be 51 and 94
so the sum of their ages is 145
8. Vasu said to his son, ""I was as old as you at the time of your birth"". If vasu’s age is 76 years now, the
son's age ten years back was:
A. 14 yrs
B. 19yrs
C. 33yrs
D. 28yrs
View Answer
Ans : D
Explanation: Let the son's present age be x years.
Then, (76 - x) = x
2x = 76
x = 38
Son's age 10 years back (38-10) = 28 years
9. Fathima's father was 76 years of age when she was born while her mother was 72years old when her
brother 8 years younger to her was born. What is the difference between the ages of her parents?
A. 12 yrs
B. 14 yrs
C. 16 yrs
D. 18 yrs
View Answer
Ans : A
Explanation: Mother's age when Fathima's brother was born = 72 years.
Father's age when Fathima's brother was born = (76+8) years = 84 years.
Required difference = (84-72) years = 12 years
10. 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 his son is
A. 14 yrs
B. 18 yrs
C. 20 yrs
D. 22 yrs
View Answer
Ans : D
Explanation: Let the son's present age be x years.
Then, man's present age = (x + 24) years.
(x + 24) + 2 = 2(x + 2)
x + 26 = 2x + 4
x = 22.
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