INFANT JESUS GROUP OF ENGINEERING COLLEGES PLACEMENT TRAINING-QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE PROBLEMS ON AGES

1) Pushpa is twice as old as Rita was 2 years ago. If the difference of their ages be 2 years, how old is Pushpa today? a) 6 Answer: b) 8 Solution: P=2(R-2) =2R-4; P-R=2 => R=P-2; P=2(P-2)-4=2P-8; P=8 b) 8 c) 10 d) 12

2) The ratio of the ages of a father and his son is 7:3. The product of their ages is 756. The ratio of their ages after 6 years will be a) 5:2 Answer: b) 2:1 Solution: F:S = 7:3 Product of their ages = 21 After 6 years F: S : 42+6 : 18+6 48 : 24 2:1 =756; =36; . b) 2:1 c) 11:7 B d) 13:9

3) Average age of A and B is 24 years and average age of B, C and D is 22 years. The sum of the ages of A, B, C and D is a) 90 b) 96 c) 114 d) Data inadequate

Answer: d) Data inadequate Solution: A+B=2 x 24= 48; B+C+D =3 x 22 = 66

A+2B+C+D = 114 Without knowing B, we can not find A+B+C+D

4) The age of a father is three times the age of his son at present. Four years hence the ratio between their ages becomes 13:5. What is the present age of father? a) 52 Answer: b) 48 Solution: F = 3S After 4 years (F+4/S+4) = (13/5) 5F + 20 = 13 S + 52; F =3 S = 48 15 S + 20 = 13 S + 52; 2 S = 32; S = 16 b) 48 c) 42 d) None

5) The ratio between the ages of a mother and her child is 6:1. If the sum of their ages is 35 years, find the age of the child. a) 7 Answer: c) 5 Solution: M:C = 6:1; 7k=35; k =5; C=k=5 b) 6 c) 5 d) None

6) The difference between the present ages of P and Q is 4 years. The ratio of their ages after 5 years will be 9:8. Whats the age of P at present? a) 32 Answer: d) None Solution: Difference after 5 years also is 4. 9k-8k = k = 4 Age of P after 5 years = 9k = 36 Present age of P= 36- 5 = 31 b) 30 c) 24 d) None

7) Two years back the ratio between the ages of Mala and Susila was 4:3. If Mala is elder to Susi by 6 years, what is the present age of Susi? a) 26 Answer: d) 20 Solution: Difference between ages of Mala and Susi =6 4k-3k =6; k=6 Age of Susila, 2 years back = 3k =18 Present age of Susila = 18+2 =20 b) 24 c) 22 d) 20 e) None

8) The average age of P, Q and R is 24 years. If R is 8 years younger than P, what is the age of Q? A) 20 b) 24 c) 28 d) None e)Data inadequate

Answer: d) Data inadequate Solution: P+Q+R =3 x 24 =72 R = P 8; P+Q+P-8 = 72; 2P +Q= 80

Q can be found only if P is known

9) Five years ago, the ratio between the ages of Ram and Sunder was 4:7. If the total of their present ages is 76 years, whats Ram present age? a) 24 Answer: c) 29 Solution: Total age now =76 Total age 5 years ago = 76 -5-5 =66 4k + 7k = 66; k=6 b) 42 c) 29 d) 47 e) none

Rams age 5 years ago = 4k =24 Rams present age = 24 + 5 =29

10) The ages of A, B and C are in the ratio 3:7:9. If the difference between the ages of B and C is 8 years, what is the sum of the ages of all the three together? a) 40 Answer: d) 76 Solution: Difference between the ages of B and C is 9k -7k =2k=8; k =4. Sum of the ages of all three = 19 k =19 x 4 =76. ALITER: The answer is a MULTIPLE OF 19. b) 48 c) 64 d) 76 e) none

11) The average age of three persons is 27 years. Their ages are in the ratio 1:3:5. What is the age, in years, of the youngest one among them? a) 9 Answer: a) 9 Solution: Sum of the 3 ages = 3 x27 = 81; 9k = 81; k = 9. Age of the youngest = k = 9 b) 6 c) 8 d) 5

12) The average age of 40 solders is 31 years. If the captains age is included, the average age of all of them remains the same. Whats the captains age in years? a) More than 31 years Answer: c) 31 years Solution: There is no change in average Age of captain = original average b) Less than 31 years c) 31 years d) Data inadequate e) none

13) Two years ago a man was 6 times as old as his son. After 18 years he will be twice as old as his son. Their present ages are a) 32, 7 b) 34, 9 c) 36, 11 d) none

Answer: a) 32, 7 Solution: F-2= 6(S-2); F=6S -10 F+18 = 2(S + 18); F = 2S +18; ALITER: 4S =28; S=7; F=32

We can also verify the answers and conclude.

14) The ages of two persons differ by 20 years. If 5 years ago, the elder one be 5 times as old as the younger one, then their present ages are respectively: a) 30, 10 Answer: Solution: a) 30, 10 E-Y =20; E=Y+20; E=5Y-20 Y =10; E = 30. b) 25, 5 c) 29, 5 d) 50, 30

Five years ago, E-5 = 5(Y-5); Y+20 = 5Y-20 => 4Y =40;

15) The ratio of Meenas age to the age of her mother is 3: 8. The difference of their ages is 35 years. The ratio of their ages after 4 years will be a)5 :12 Answer: Solution: a) 5: 12 D: M = 3:8 Difference of their ages = 5k = 35; After 4 years 25: 60; 5:12 k=7. b)3 :8 c)7 :12 d)4 :9

16) One year ago father was four times as old as his son. In 6 years time his age exceeds twice his sons age by 9 years. The ratio of their present age is a)9 :2 Answer: Solution: b) 11:3 F-1 = 4(S -1) F=4S -3 F+6 = 2 (S+6) + 9 F=2S+15; 4S-3= 2S +15 => S=9, F= 33. b)11 :3 c)12 :5 d)13 :4 e)none

F: S = 33: 9= 11: 3

17) The age of Anns father is four times his age. 5 years ago, the fathers age was seven times the age of his son at that time. What is the present age of the father? a) 35 Answer: b) 40 Solution: F = 4A 5 Years ago F-5 = 7 (A-5); A= 10; F =40. F= 7A -30; 4A = 7A 30; b) 40 c) 70 d) 84 e) none

18) Ratio of Ashoks age to Sandeeps age is 4: 3. Ashok will be 26 years old after 6 years. How old is Sandeep now? a) 21 Answer: c) 15 Solution: A: S = 4:3; After 6 years 4k+6: 3k+6; 4k + 6 = 26; 4k= 20 => k =5; S= 3x 5 =15 b)19 c)15 d)12 e)none

19) The average of 5 members of a family is 21 years. If the age of the grandfather be included, the average is increased by 9 years. The age of the grandfather is a) 84 Answer: b) 75 Solution: Age of grandfather = 21 + (6 x 9) = 75. b) 75 c) 72 d) 66 e) none

20) The average age of a class is 40 years. When 12 new students with an average age of 32 years join the class, the average age of the class is decreased by 4 years. The original strength of the class was a) 10 Answer: d) 12 Solution: We can apply the technique of mixtures. = HQ = 12 ; = = b) 15 c) 11 d) 12 e) none