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Quantitative aptitude lesson 17: Problems on ages · Set 167 · 40 questions
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The method (Same years for everyone): “k times as old”: the younger is 1 part, the older is k parts. n years ago or later: change every age by n before using the clue. Sum and difference: younger = (sum − difference) ÷ 2. For “in a years … b years ago”, let the age be x and solve.

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  1. 1.Farhan’s father is five times as old as Farhan. The sum of their ages is 72 years. How old is Farhan?
  2. 2.Aarav’s father is twice as old as Aarav. The sum of their ages is 24 years. How old is Aarav?
  3. 3.Zoya’s father is four times as old as Zoya. The sum of their ages is 70 years. How old is Zoya?
  4. 4.10 years ago, Rahul’s mother was three times as old as Rahul. The mother is 31 years old now. How old is Rahul now?
  5. 5.7 years ago, Rohan’s mother was four times as old as Rohan. The mother is 51 years old now. How old is Rohan now?
  6. 6.Rohan’s father is five times as old as Rohan. The sum of their ages is 36 years. How old is Rohan?
  7. 7.7 years ago, Kabir’s mother was three times as old as Kabir. The mother is 43 years old now. How old is Kabir now?
  8. 8.4 years ago, Nisha’s mother was twice as old as Nisha. The mother is 14 years old now. How old is Nisha now?
  9. 9.10 years ago, Sneha’s mother was twice as old as Sneha. The mother is 18 years old now. How old is Sneha now?
  10. 10.2 years ago, Rohan’s mother was four times as old as Rohan. The mother is 38 years old now. How old is Rohan now?
  11. 11.In 2 years, Sneha will be three times as old as Sneha was 6 years ago. How old is Sneha now?
  12. 12.Diya is 2 years older than Tara. In 7 years, the sum of their ages will be 66. How old is Tara now?
  13. 13.Isha is 10 years older than Meera. In 9 years, the sum of their ages will be 54. How old is Meera now?
  14. 14.3 years ago, Rohan’s mother was three times as old as Rohan. The mother is 39 years old now. How old is Rohan now?
  15. 15.Zoya’s father is twice as old as Zoya. The sum of their ages is 15 years. How old is Zoya?
  16. 16.Aditya’s father is twice as old as Aditya. The sum of their ages is 24 years. How old is Aditya?
  17. 17.Manav’s father is four times as old as Manav. The sum of their ages is 35 years. How old is the father?
  18. 18.Aarav’s father is three times as old as Aarav. The sum of their ages is 44 years. How old is the father?
  19. 19.Priya’s father is three times as old as Priya. The sum of their ages is 28 years. How old is Priya?
  20. 20.Rahul’s father is five times as old as Rahul. The sum of their ages is 42 years. How old is the father?
  21. 21.3 years ago, Dev’s mother was three times as old as Dev. The mother is 30 years old now. How old is Dev now?
  22. 22.Rahul’s father is four times as old as Rahul. The sum of their ages is 40 years. How old is the father?
  23. 23.Rohan is 5 years older than Isha. In 3 years, the sum of their ages will be 31. How old is Isha now?
  24. 24.In 7 years, Kabir will be twice as old as Kabir was 2 years ago. How old is Kabir now?
  25. 25.Manav is 5 years older than Rohan. In 9 years, the sum of their ages will be 79. How old is Rohan now?
  26. 26.6 years ago, Manav’s mother was three times as old as Manav. The mother is 15 years old now. How old is Manav now?
  27. 27.Karan’s father is four times as old as Karan. The sum of their ages is 50 years. How old is Karan?
  28. 28.Ishaan’s father is twice as old as Ishaan. The sum of their ages is 30 years. How old is the father?
  29. 29.Diya is 10 years older than Pooja. In 9 years, the sum of their ages will be 70. How old is Pooja now?
  30. 30.9 years ago, Aditya’s mother was twice as old as Aditya. The mother is 29 years old now. How old is Aditya now?
  31. 31.In 6 years, Diya will be three times as old as Diya was 4 years ago. How old is Diya now?
  32. 32.5 years ago, Karan’s mother was three times as old as Karan. The mother is 23 years old now. How old is Karan now?
  33. 33.Saanvi’s father is three times as old as Saanvi. The sum of their ages is 20 years. How old is the father?
  34. 34.Kavya’s father is twice as old as Kavya. The sum of their ages is 21 years. How old is Kavya?
  35. 35.7 years ago, Kabir’s mother was twice as old as Kabir. The mother is 15 years old now. How old is Kabir now?
  36. 36.Ananya’s father is twice as old as Ananya. The sum of their ages is 18 years. How old is Ananya?
  37. 37.In 21 years, Kabir will be twice as old as Kabir was 5 years ago. How old is Kabir now?
  38. 38.In 13 years, Aarav will be twice as old as Aarav was 3 years ago. How old is Aarav now?
  39. 39.Zoya’s father is four times as old as Zoya. The sum of their ages is 25 years. How old is Zoya?
  40. 40.In 5 years, Farhan will be three times as old as Farhan was 5 years ago. How old is Farhan now?

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. 8
  3. 14
  4. 17
  5. 18
  6. 6
  7. 19
  8. 9
  9. 14
  10. 11
  11. 10
  12. 25
  13. 13
  14. 15
  15. 5
  16. 8
  17. 28
  18. 33
  19. 7
  20. 35
  21. 12
  22. 32
  23. 10
  24. 11
  25. 28
  26. 9
  27. 10
  28. 20
  29. 21
  30. 19
  31. 9
  32. 11
  33. 15
  34. 7
  35. 11
  36. 6
  37. 31
  38. 19
  39. 5
  40. 10

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