PROBLEMS ON AGE
1. In 10 years A will be twice as old as B was 10 years ago. If A is now 9 years older than B, the
present age of B is:
(a) 27 years
(b) 32 years
(c) 36 years
(d) 40 years
ANSWER : (c) 36 years
2. The sum of the ages of a father and son is 45 years. Five years ago the product of their ages was
4 times the fathers age at the time. The present ages of the father and son respectively are:
(a) 25 yrs. 10 yrs
(b) 36 yrs. 9 yrs
(c) 39 yrs, 6yrs
(d) none of these
ANSWER : (b) 36 yrs, 9 yrs
3. Jaycsh is as much younger to Anil as he is older to Prashant. If the sum of the age of Anil and
Prashant is 48 years. What is the age of Jayesh?
(a) 20 years
(b) 24 years
(c) 30 years
(d) cannot be determined
ANSWER : (b) 24 years
4. The sun of the ages of a mother and a daughter is 50 years. Also 5 years ago the mother’s age
was 7 times the age of the daughter. The present ages of the mother and the daughter
respectively are:
(a) 35 yrs 15 yrs
(b) 38 yrs, 12 yrs
(c) 40 yrs, 10 yrs
(d) 42 yrs, 8 yrs
ANSWER : (c) 40 yrs, 10 yrs
5. The sum of the ages of a son and father is 56 years. After four years the ge of the father will be
these times that of son. Their ages respectively are:
(a) 12 years 44 years
(b) 16 years 42 years
(c) 16 years, 48 years
(d) 18 years, 36 years
ANSWER : (a) 12 years, 44 years
6. The ratio of Vimal’s age and Aruna’s age is 3:5 and sum of their ages is 80 years. The ratio of
their ages after 10 years will be:
(a) 2:3
(b) 1:2
(c) 3:2
(d) 3:5
ANSWER : (a) 2:3
7. Kamla got married 6 years ago. Today her age is 1 times her age at the time of marriage. Her
son’s is (1/10) times her age. Her son’s age is:
(a) 2 years
(b) 3 years
(c) 4 years
(d) 5 years
ANSWER : (b) 3 years
8. There years ago the average age of A and B was 18 years. With C joining them the average
becomes 22 years. How old is C now?
(a) 24 years
(b) 27 years
(c) 28 years
(d) 30 years
ANSWER : (a) 24 years
9. The age of a father 10 years ago was thrice the age of his son. Ten years hence the father’s age
wil be twice that of his son. The ratio of their present ages is:
(a) 8:5
(b) 7:3
(c) 5:2
(d) 9:5
ANSWER : (b) 7:3
10. One year ago a father was four times as old as his son. In 6 years time, his age exceeds twice his
son’s age by 9 years. Ratio of their ages is:
(a) 13:4
(b) 12:5
(c) 11:3
(d) 9:2
ANSWER : (c) 11:3
11. The ages of A and B are in the ratio 2:5. After 8 years their ages will be in the ratio 1:2. The
difference of their ages is:
(a) 20 years
(b) 24 years
(c) 26 years
(d) 29 years
ANSWER : (b) 24 years
12. The age of a man is 4 times that of his son Five years ago the man was nine times as old as his
son was at that time. The present age of the name is:
(a) 28 years
(b) 32 years
(c) 40 years
(d) 44 years
ANSWER : (b) 32 year
13. The ratio of the father’s age to the son’s age is 4:1 The product of their ages is 196. The ratio of
their ages after 5 years will be:
(a) 3:1
(b) 10:3
(c) 11:4
(d) 14:5
ANSWER : (c) 11:4
14. The ratio of Laxmi’s age to the age of her mother is 3:11. The difference of their ages is 24
years. The ratio of their ages after 3 years will be:
(a) 1:3
(b) 2:3
(c) 3:5
(d) none of these
ANSWER : (a) 1:3
15. Pushpa is twice as old as Rita was tow years ago. If the difference between their ages be 2
years how old is Pushba today?
(a) 6 years
(b) 8 years
(c) 10 years
(d) 12 years
ANSWER : (b) 8 years
16. One year ago the ratio between Samir and Ashok’s age was 4:3. One year henece the ratio of
their age will be 5:4 What is the sum of their present ages in years?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
12 years
15 years
16 years
17 years
ANSWER : (c)16 years
17. Ratio of Ashok’s age to Pradeep’s age is equal to 4:3 Ashok will be 26 years old after 6 years.
How old is Pradeep now?
(a) 12 years
(b) 15 years
(c) 19 years
(d) 21 years
ANSWER : (b) 15 years
18. The ratio of the age of father and son at present is 6:1. After 5 years the ratio will become 7:2.
The present age of the son is:
(a) 5 years
(b) 6 years
(c) 9 years
(d) 10 years
ANSWER : (a) 5 years
19. Mr. sohanlal is 4 times as old as his son. Four years hence the sum of their ages will be 43
years. The present age of son is:
(a) 5 years
(b) 7 years
(c) 8 year
(d) 10 years
ANSWER : (b) 7 years
20. The difference between the ages of two persons is 10 years. 15 years ago, the elder one was
twice as old as the younger one. The present age of the elder person is:
(a) 25 years
(b) 35 years
(c) 45 years
(d) 55 years
ANSWER :(b) 35 years
21. Ten years ago A was half of B in age. If the ratio of their present ages is 3:4 what will be the
total of their present ages?
(a) 8 years
(b) 20 years
(c) 35 years
(d) 45 years
ANSWER : (c) 35 years
22. Rajan’s age is 3 times that of Ashok In 12 years. Rajan’s age will be double the age of Ashok.
Rajan;s present age is:
(a) 27 years
(b) 32 years
(c) 36 years
(d) 40 years
ANSWER : (c) 36 years
23. Five years ago viney’s age was onethird of the age of Vikas and now Viney’s age is 17 years.
What is the present age of Vikas?
(a) 9 years
(b) 36 years
(c) 41 years
(d) 51 years
ANSWER : (c) 41 year
24. 10 years ago, Chandravati’s mother was 4 times older than her daughter. After 10 years, the
mother will be twice older than the daughter. The present age of Chandravati is:
(a) 5 years
(b) 10 years
(c) 20 years
(d) 30 years
ANSWER : (c) 20 years
25. The age of arvind’s father is 4 times his age. If 5 years ago, father’s age was 7 times of the age of
his son at that time what is Arvind’s father’s present age?
(a) 35 years
(b) 40 years
(c) 70 years
(d) 84 years
ANSWER : (b) 40 years
26. The ratio between the ages of A and B at present is 2:3. Five years hence the ratio of their ages
will be 3:4 What is the preset age of A?
(a) 10 years
(b) 15 years
(c) 25 years
(d) 35 years
ANSWER : (a) 10 years
27. After five years the age of a father will be thrice the age of his son, whereas five years ago he
was seven times as old as his son was. What is father’s present age?
(a) 35 years
(b) 40 years
(c) 45 years
(d) 50 years
ANSWER : (b) 40 years
28. Ten years ago, P was half of Q in age. If the ratio of their present ages is 3:4, what will be the
total of their present ages?
(a) 45
(b) 40
(c) 35
(d) 30
Answer: (c) 35
29. Father is aged three times more than his son Sunil. After 8 years, he would be two and a half
times of Sunil's age. After further 8 years, how many times would he be of Sunil's age?
(a) 4 times
(b) 4 times
(c) 2 times
(d) 3 times
Answer : (c) 2 times
30. A man's age is 125% of what it was 10 years ago, but 83 1/3 % of what it will be after ten 10
years. What is his present age?
(a) 70
(b) 60
(c) 50
(d) 40
Answer : (c) 50
31. A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his son. What
is the present age of his son?
(a) 23 years
(b) 22 years
(c) 21 years
(d) 20 years
Answer : (b) 22 Years
32. Present ages of Kiran and Syam are in the ratio of 5 : 4 respectively. Three years hence, the
ratio of their ages will become 11 : 9 respectively. What is Syam's present age in years?
(a) 28
(b) 27
(c) 26
(d) 24
Answer : (d) 24
33. The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. Find out the age
of the youngest child?
(a) 6 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 4 years
(d) 3 years
Answer : (d) 3years
34. The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. Find out the age
of the youngest child?
(a) 6 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 4 years
(d) 3 years
Answer : (c) 4 years
35. A is two years older than B who is twice as old as C. The total of the ages of A, B and C is 27.
How old is B?
(a) 10
(b) 9
(c) 7
(d) 8
Answer : (a) 10
36. The Average age of a class of 22 students is 21 years. The average increased by 1 when the
teacher's age also included. What is the age of the teacher?
(a) 48
(b) 43
(c) 42
(d) 44
Answer : (d) 44
37. A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth". If the
father's age is 38 years now, what was the son's age five years back?
(a) 20 yrs
(b) 22 yrs
(c) 14 yrs
(d) 26 yrs
Answer : (c) 14 yrs
38. Ayisha's age is 1/6th of her father's age. Ayisha 's father's age will be twice the age of Shankar's
age after 10 years. If Shankar's eight birthdays was celebrated two years before, then what is
Ayisha 's present age.
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 4
(d) 5
Answer: (d) 5
39. The sum of the present ages of a son and his father is 60 years. Six years ago, father's age was
five times the age of the son. After 6 years, what will be son's age?
(a) 21
(b) 25
(c) 20
(d) 29
Answer : (c) 20
40. Kiarn is younger than Bineesh by 7 years and their ages are in the respective ratio of 7 : 9, how
old is Kiran?
(a) 25
(b) 24.5
(c) 24
(d) 23.5
Answer: (b) 24.5
41. Six years ago, the ratio of the ages of Vimal and Saroj was 6 : 5. Four years hence, the ratio of
their ages will be 11 : 10. What is Saroj's age at present?
(a) 18
(b) 19
(c) 16
(d) 12
Answer : (c) 16
42. At present, the ratio between the ages of Shekhar and Shobha is 4 : 3. After 6 years, Shekhar's
age will be 26 years. Find out the age of Shobha at present?
(a) 15 yrs
(b) 17 yrs
(c) 14 yrs
(d) 20 yrs
Answer: (a) 15 yrs
43. My brother is 3 years elder to me. My father was 28 years of age when my sister was born
while my mother was 26 years of age when I was born. If my sister was 4 years of age when my
brother was born, then what was the age my father when my brother was born?
(a) 35 years
(b) 34 years
(c) 33 years
(d) 32 years
Answer : (d) 32 years
44. The present ages of A,B and C are in proportions 4 : 7 : 9. Eight years ago, the sum of their ages
was 56. What are their present ages (in years)?
(a) Insufficient data
(b) 16, 30, 40
(c) 16, 28 40
(d) 16, 28, 36
Answer: (d) 16,28,36
45. A person's present age is two-fifth of the age of his mother. After 8 years, he will be one-half of
the age of his mother. What is the present age of the mother?
(a) 60
(b) 50
(c) 40
(d) 30
Answer: (c) 40
46. A is as much younger than B and he is older than C. If the sum of the ages of B and C is 50 years,
what is definitely the difference between B and A's age?
(a) Data inadequate
(b) 3 years
(c) 2 years
(d) 5 years
Answer : (a) Data inadequate
47. Sobha's father was 38 years of age when she was born while her mother was 36 years old
when her brother four years younger to her was born. What is the difference between the ages
of her parents?
(a) 6 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 4 years
(d) 7 years
Answer: (a) 6 years
48. 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. What is the ratio of their present ages?
(a) 7 : 3
(b) 3 : 7
(c) 9 : 4
(d) 4 : 9
Answer: (a) 7:3
49. The ages of two persons differ by 16 years. 6 years ago, the elder one was 3 times as old as the
younger one. What are their present ages of the elder person?
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 30
(d) 40
Answer: (c) 30
50. Sandeep's age after six years will be three-seventh of his father's age. Ten years ago the ratio of
their ages was 1 : 5. What is Sandeep's father's age at present?
(a) 30 years
(b) 40 years
(c) 50 years
(d) 60 years
Answer : (c) 50 years