Problems Based on Ages

Rule 1 a) 20 years b) 25 years c) 22 years d) 26 years

2^ A is twice as old as B. 12 years ago, A was five times as
Theorem: If tyears earlier thefather's age wasx times that old as B. Find the present age of A.
of his son. At present the father's age is y times that of his a) 16 years b) 32 years c) 24 years d) 28 years
son. Then the present ages of the son and the father are 3. The age of the father 4 years ago was 8 times the age of
his son. At present the father's age is 4 times that of his
x-y and y respectively. son. Find the present age of son.
x-y
a) 9 years b) 7 years c) 14 years d) 18 years
Illustrative Examples 4. The age of the father 8 years ago was 5 times the age of
Ex. 1: The age of the father 3 years ago was 7 times the age his son. At present the father's age is 3 times that of his
of his son. At present the father's age is five times son. Find the present age of father.
that of his son. What are the present ages of the a) 48 years b) 36 years c) 46 years d) 58 years
father and the son? 5. The age of the father 6 years ago was 3 times the age of
his son. At present the father's age is twice that of his
3x(7-l) n
son. Find the present age pf son.
Soln: Son's age = —-—-— - " yrs
a) 8 years b) 16 years c) 14 years d) 12 years
and father's age = 9 * 5 = 45 years 6. 12 years ago, the ratio of the ages of Ram and Rahim is 2
Ex. 2: Ten years ago A was half of B in age. I f the ratio of : 3. I f the ratio of their present ages is 5 : 6, what will be
their present ages is 3 :4, what will be the total of their the total of their present ages.
present ages? a) 46 years b) 42 years c) 44 years d) 48 years
7. The age of a man is 4 times that of his son. Five years
Soln: 10 years ago A was — ofB'sage. ago, the man was nine times as old as his son was at that
time. The present age of the man is:
a) 28 years b) 32 years c) 40 years d) 23 years
At present A is — of B's age. 8. The age of Arvind's father is 4 times his age. I f 5 years
4
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) 84 years b) 70 years c) 40 years d) 35 years
:. B's age = — ^ — ^ - = 20 years. (SBIPO Exam 1987)

2~4 Answers
l.c 2. a 3.b 4. a5.d
2
A's age = — of 20 = 15 years.
6. c; Hint: 12 years ago Ram was — of Rahim's age
.-. Total of their present ages = 20 + 15 = 35 years. 5
At present Ram is — of Ram's age.
Exercise
Now apply the given formula to get the answer.
!. A father is twice as old as his son. 20 years ago, the age
of the father was 12 times the age of the son. The present 7. b
age of the son is . 8. c; Hint: Here x = 7 and y = 4, Now apply the given formula.
202 PRACTICE BOOK ON QUICKER MATHS

Rule 2
Theorem: If the present age of thefather is x times the age becomes — times of the age of P. Hence t = 4 years and
of his son. t years hence, the father's age becomes y times
the age of his son. Then the present ages of the father and y - —. Now apply the formula and get the answer as 32

his son are x and ( y - i > years respectively. years. Hence (d) is the correct answer. Also see Rule-8.
x-y x-y 2. d 3. a 4.c 5. a 6.c

Illustrative Example Rule 3

Ex.: At present the age o f the father is five times that of
Theorem: If /, years earlier the age of the father was x
the age of his son. Three years hence, the father's
age would be four times that of his son. Find the times the age of his son. t 2 years hence, the age of the
present ages of the father and the son. father becomes y times the age of his son. Then the present
Soln: Applying the above rule, we have
(4-l)x3
= 9 yrs
ages of the son and the father are ^(^ j) A —0 +t x an( /
Son's age :
{x-y)
5-4
and father's age = 9 x 5 = 45 years ^ p i ( , + , ) - | ( , - l ) + ^ - l ) years respec-
Exercise lively.
1. The ratio between the present ages of P and Q is 5 : 8. Note: When /, =t =t, then the formulae become the fol-
2

After four years, the ratio between their ages will be 2 : 3 .

lowing.
What is Q's age at present.
(BSRB Mumbai PO1998) t{x + y-2)
a) 36 years b) 20 years c) 24 years d) 32 years (i) present age of the son = years and
2. The age of Mr Ramesh is four times the age of his son.
After ten years the age of Mr Ramesh will be only twice (i) present age of the father
the age of his son. Find the present age of Mr Ramesh's
Son's age , \ / \
son. —2—\+y)-^K -y) x years
a) 10 years b) 11 years c) 12 years d) 5 years
(BSRB Bangalore PO 2000)
Illustrative Examples
3. The age of Mrs Anjali is 5 times the age of his son. After
Ex. 1: Three years earlier the father was 7 times as old as his
12 years the age of Mrs Anjali will be only twice the age
son. Three years hence the father's age would be
of his son. Find the present age of Mrs Anjali's son.
four times that of his son. What are the present ages
a) 4 years b) 16 years c) 12 years d) 18 years
of the father and the son?
4. The age of Mrs Rachana is 6 times the age of his son.
Soln: Quicker Method:
After 6 years the age of Mrs Rachana will be only thrice
the age of his son. Find the present age of Mrs Rachana's Son's age = 3(4-1) 3(7-1)
+ = 9 + 18 9 yrs
son. 7-4
a) 15 years b) 9 years c) 6 years d) 12 years
5. The age of Mr Anuj is 7 times the age of his son. After 7 Father's age = | [ 7 + 4 ] + | ( l - 7 > + | ( 4 - 1 )
years the age of Mr Anuj will be only 4 times the age of
his son. Find the present age o f Mr Anuj's son. 99 + 9
a) 7 years b) 16 years c) 12 years d) 21 years 9 = 45 years
6. A man's age is three times that of his son. In 12 years, Ex. 2: One year ago the ratio between Samir's and Ashok's
the father's age will be double the son's age. Man's age was 4 : 3 . One year hence the ratio of their ages
present age is: will be 5 : 4. What is the sum of their present ages in
a) 27 years b) 32 years c) 36 years d) 40 years years?
4
Answers
Soln: One year ago Samir's age was — of Ashok's age.
1. d; Hint: Consider Q and P as father and son to apply the
msij-sq^ni .no.* .moSHBarftasmit £1 esw.-wlgflarftlo 1 B V
given formula. From the question it is clear that Q's age One year hence Samir's age will be — of Ashok's
is - times of P ie x ~ ~ , and after 4 years, Q's age 4
age.
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Ashok's age (by formula (3)); Answers

1. b; Hint: In this problem, you have been asked to find
-1 + 1 1 1 Mohan's present age. To calculate Mohan's present age
- +—
A= 3 4 = 7 years by 'Quicker Method' you have to calculate Ram's
4_5 J_ present age first and then apply this result to the for-
3 4 12 mula for Mohan's present age. This involves a complex
Now, by the first relation: process. Hence you may solve such problem quickly by
"traditional method" as it has been given below. It is up
(S-l) 4 =
to you which method you are comfortable with. I f you
7-1 3 have to find Ram's present age, you can go for 'quicker
... S = 8 + 1 = 9years. method':
.-. Total ages = A + S = 9 + 7 = 1 6 years. Let Mohan's present age be x years and Ram's present
where A = Ashok's present age and S = Samir's age be y years.
present age Thus, accordingly to the first conditions
( x - 1 0 ) = 3 ( y - 1 0 ) o r x - 3 y = -20
Exercise
Now, Mohan's age after 10 years = (x + 10) years.
Ten years ago Mohan was thrice as old as Ram was but
Ram's age after 10 years = (y + 10) years.
10 years hence, he will be only twice as old as Ram. Find
.-. (x+10) = 2(y+10)or(x-2y)=10
Mohan's present age.
Solving (i) and (ii) one gets x = 70 and y = 30.
a) 72 years b) 70 years
.-. Mohan's age = 70 years. Ram's age = 30 years.
c) 30 years d) Cannot be determined
2. a 3.b 4.c 5.c 6.c
1 A father was 4 times as old as his son 8 years ago. Eight
7. b; Hint: Present ages of father and his son are 70 and 30
> ears hence, father will be twice as old as his son. Find
years respectively.
the sum of their present ages,
.-. required ratio = 7:3
a) 5 6 years b) 5 8 years
8. c
c) 40 years d) None of these
A's mother was four times as old as A, ten years ago. Rule 4
After ten years she will be twice as old as A. Then A's Theorem: If tyears earlier, thefather's age was x times that
present age is . of his son. At present the father's age isy times that of his
a) 30 years b) 20 years c) 24 years d) 25 years son. Then the sum total of the age of thefather and the son
A man says to his son, "seven years ago I was seven
times as old as you were and three years hence 1 will be
three times as old as you will be." There ages are is x-y years.
and years.
a) 60,12 b)52,12 c)42,12 d)50,15 Illustrative Example
Sunil was three times as old as Sandeep 6 years back. Ex.: Ten years ago A was half of B in age. I f the ratio of
Sunil will be 5/3 times as old as Sandeep 6 years hence. their present ages is 3 :4, what will be the total of their
How old is sandeep today? present ages?
a) 18 years b) 24 years c) 12 years d) 15 years
Ten years ago A was thrice as old as B was but 12 years Soln: 10 years ago A was -r of B's age
hence, A will be only twice as old as B. Then the A's
present age is years.
a) 66 b)32 c)76 d)56 At present A is — of B's age
The age of a father 10 years ago was thrice the age of his
son. Ten years hence, the father's age will be twice that Now, applying the above theorem,
of his son. The ratio of their present ages is:
a)8:5 b)7:3 c)5:2 d)9:5
L 10 years ago Chandravati's mother was 4 times older Total of their present ages : +1
than her daughter. After 10 years, the mother will be V 3
twice older than the daughter. The present age o f 2 4
Chandravati is:
(BankPO Exam 1988) 20x7
= 35 years.
a) 5 years b) 10 years c) 20 years d) 30 years
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Exercise a) 20 years b) 25 years c) 30 years d) 60 years

1. 8 years ago Raman was thrice the age of Chandan. I f the 3. At present the age of the father is 7 times the age of his
present age of Raman is twice the age of Chandan, what son, 4 years hence the fathers' age would be 4 times that
will be the total of their present ages? of his son. What is the sum of the present ages of father
a) 48 years b) 42 years c) 36 years d) 54 years and his son?
2. 5 years ago Saket was 4 times the age of Alok. If the a) 21 years b) 24 years c) 28 years d) 32 years
present age of Saket is thrice the age of Alok, what will 4. At present the age of the father is 3 times the age of his
be the total of their present ages? son, 9 years hence the fathers' age would be twice that
a) 56 years b) 60 years c) 45 years d) 65 years of his son. What is the sum of the present ages of father
3. 9 years ago Vimal was 5 times the age of Sudarshan. I f and his son? /
the present age of Vimal is twice the age of Sudarshan, a) 36 years b) 38 years c) 32 years d) 46 years
what will be the total of their present ages? 5. At present the age of the father is 7 times the age of his
a) 66 years b) 54 years c) 36 years d) 46 years son, 6 years hence the fathers' age would be 5 times that
4. 8 years ago Kunal was 8 times the age of Kamal. If the of his son. What is the sum of the present ages of father
present age of Kunal is 4 times the age of Kamal, what and his son?
will be the total of their present ages? a) 80 years b) 64 years
a) 54 years b) 60 years c) 65 years d) 70 years c) 96 years d) None of these
5. 14 years ago Ram was 4 times the age of Pankaj. If the Answers
present age of Ram is twice the age of Pankaj, what will l.b 2.c 3.d 4. a 5.C
be the total of their present ages?
a) 42 years b) 63 years c) 62 years d) 48 years Rule 6
Answers Theorem: If the sum of the present ages of A and B is x
l.a 2.b 3.c 4.d 5. b years, 't'years ago, the age of A was 'y' times the age of the
B. Then the present ages of A and B are as follows;
Rule 5 x+ t{y-l) xy-t{y-\)
Theorem: If the present age of thefather is x times that the (i)AgeofB= j (ii) Age of A
y+l
age of his son. t years hence, the fathers' age becomes y
times the age of his son. Then the sum of the present ages of Illustrative Example
Ex: The sum of the ages of a mother and her daughter is
father and his son is (x + l ) years. 50 years. Also 5 years ago, the mother's age was "
x-y times the age of the daughter. What are the presen:
ages of the mother and the daughter?
Illustrative Example
Soln: Detail Method: Let the age of the daughter be x years
Ex.: At present the age of the father is 5 times the age of
Then, the age of the mother is (50 -x) years.
his son, three years hence the fathers' age would be
5 years ago, 7 ( x - 5 ) = 5 0 - x - 5
four times that of his son. What is the sum of the
or,8x = 5 0 - 5 + 35 = 80
present ages of father and his son?
;.x=10
Soln: Applying the above formula, we have
Therefore, daughter's age = 10 years,
(4~l)x3 and mother's age = 40 years.
the required answer : (5 + 1) 9 x 6 = 54
5-4 Quicker Method:
Daughter's age
years.
Exercise Total ages + No. of years ago (Times -11
1. At present the age of the father is 6 times the age of his Times +1
son, 4 years hence the fathers' age would be 5 times that
50 + 5(7-1)
of his son. What is the sum of the present ages of father years
7 +1
and his son?
a) 116 years b) 112 years c) 114 years d) 111 years 50x7-5(7-1)
2. At present the age of the father is 4 times the age of his Mother's age = 4U years
7 +1
son, 3 years hence the fathers' age would be thrice that
Thus, daughter's age = 10 years and mother's a a
of his son. What is the sum of the present ages of father
and his son? = 40 years.
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Lxercise Soln: Detail Method: Let the age of the son be x years.
The sum of the ages of Sweta and her mother is 63 years. Then , the age of the father is (56 - x) years.
Four years back her mother's age was 4 times of Sweta's After 4 years, 3 (x + 4) = 56 - x + 4
age at that time. Then the present age of Sweta's mother or, 4^ = 56 + 4 - 1 2 = 48
is years. .-. x = 12 years.
a) 48 years b) 44 years c) 40 years d) 52 years Thus, son's age = 12 years.
1 The sum of the present ages of A and B is 60 years. Also Quicker Method:
12 years ago, the ratio of the ages of A and B is 5 :4. Find Son's age
the present age of A. Total ages - No. of years after (Times - 1 )
a) 28 years b) 32 years c) 18 years d) 42 years Times +1
I The sum of the ages of Anjali and her mother is 48 years. 5 6 - 4 ( 3 - 1 ) 48 "
Six years back her mother's age was twice the age of = v ' = — =12 years.
Anjali. Find the ratio o f the present ages of Anjali's 3+1 4
mother and Anjali. Exercise
a)3:5 b)4:5 c)5:4 d)5:3 1. 4 years hence, mother's age will be twice the age of her
x The sum of the ages of Vineet and Roshan is 56 years. 4 daughter. The sum of their present ages is 46 years. Find
years back Roshan's age was 3 times the age of Vineet. the present ages.
Find the present age of Vineet. a) 32 years, 14 years b) 36 years, 10 years
a) 40 years b) 32 years c) 24 years d) 16 years c) 38 years, 8 years d) Can't be determined
The sum of the ages of P and Q is 42 years. 3 years back 2. The sum of ages of A and B is 60 years. After 10 years A
the age of P was 5 times the age of the Q. Find the differ- will be thrice as old as B. Find the difference of their
ence between the present ages of P and Q. present ages.
a) 23 years b) 24 years c) 28 years d) 33 years a) 30 years b) 40 years c) 10 years d) 50 years
i. The sum of the ages of a father and a son is 50 years. 3. The sum of the ages of a father and a son is 56 years.
Also, 5 years ago, the father's age was 7 times the age of After 4 years, the age of the father will be three times
the son. The present ages o f the father and the son that of the son. Then the age of the father is _.
respectively, are: a) 35 years b) 40 years c) 42 years d) 44 years
a) 35 years, 15 years b) 40 years, 10 years 4. The sum of the ages of the father and his son is 41 years.
c) 38 years, 12 years d) 42 years, 8 years After 17 years the father's age will be twice the age of his
son. Then the respective ages of the father and son are
Aaswers
and years.
a)32,9 b)34,7 c)33,8 d)31,10
5. The sum of the ages of the father and his son is 66 years.
1 r. Hint: Here A's age is — times of the age of B. After 3 years, the fathers' age will be thrice the age of his
: Hint: Age of Anjali = 18 years and the age of her mother son. Then find the ratio of the present ages of father and
= 30 years. his son.
Hence the required ratio = 30: 18 = 5:3. a) 25:17 b) 17:6 c)17:5 d) 17:3
|ti 5.b 6.b 6. The sum of the ages of a son and father is 56 years. After
four years, the age of the father will be three times that of
Rule 7 the son. Their ages respectively are:
TWorem: If the sum of the present ages of A and B is 'x' (Railway Recruitment Board Exam, 1989)
J H T 5 . After 'V years, theageofA will be 'y'times that of B.
a) 12 years, 44 years b) 16 years, 48 years
"ten the ages of A and B are given below. c) 16 years, 42 years d) 18 years, 36 years

xy + t{y-\)
Answers
m The age of A = ^ j + and La 2.b 3.d 4c 5.c 6.a

x-t{y-\) Rule 8
* The age of B= y ^
+ years. Theorem: If the ratio of the ages of A and B at present is a
: b. After 'T' years the ratio will become c : d. Then the
••strative Example present ages of A and B are as follows:
fc. The sum of the ages of a son and father is 56 years.
After 4 years, the age of the father will be three times T(c-d) T(c-d)
Age of A= a x = ax-
that of the son. What is the age of the son? ad -be difference of cross products
206

T{c-d)__ Tje-d) Rule 9

Age ofB j _
a difference of cross products Theorem: If the ratio of the ages of A and B at present is a
: b. 'T' years earlier, the ratio was c: d. Then the present
Illustrative Example (i) Age of A
Ex.: The ratio of the ages of the father and the son at T(c-d) T(c-d)
present is 6: 1. After 5 years the ratio will become 7 : flx- AX-
be-ad difference of cross products
2. What are the present ages of the son and the fa-
ther? (ii) Age ofB
Soln: Father : Son T{c-d) T{c-d)
Present age = 6 : 1 m bx bx
be - ad difference of cross products
After 5 years = 7 : 2
5(7-2) Illustrative Example
Son's age = 1 x = 5 years.
6x2-7x1 Ex.: The ratio of the ages of the father and the son at
5(7- present is 3 :1.4 years earlier, the ratio was 4:1. What
Father's age = 6 x -^— = 30 years. are the present ages of the son and the father?
6x2-7x1
Soln: Father: Son
Exercise
Present age = 3:1
1. The ratio of present ages of P and Q is 7 : 3. After four
4 years before = 4:1
years their ages are in the ratio of 2 : 1. What is the
present age of P? (BSRB Chennai PO 2000) 4(4-1)
Son's age : lx- = 12 years.
a) 24 years b) 28 years 4x1-3x1
c) 32 years d) Data inadequate
2. 4(4-1)
The present ages of the father and son are in the ratio 6 Father's age = 3 * - — : — ~ 7 36 years.
: 1. After 5 years, the ratio will be 13 : 3. Find the present 4x1-3x1
age of the son.
Exercise
a) 60 years b) 15 years c) 30 years d) 10 years
1. 6 years ago Jagunnath was twice as old as Badri. If the I
3 The ages of A and B are in the ratio 3 : 5 . After 9 years
ratio of their present ages is 9 : 5 respectively, what is the j
the ratio of their ages will be 3 :4. The present age of B is
difference between their present ages in years?
(BSRB Bhopal PO 200*
a) 9 years b) 15 years c) 20 years d) 16 years
a) 24 b)30
4. The present ages of father and son are in the ratio 5 : 1 .
c) 50 d) Cannot be determined
After 5 years, the ratio will be 11 : 3. Then the present
2. 3 years ago Ambuj was thrice as old as Avinash. If tael
age of the father is years.
ratio of their present ages is 8 : 3 respectively, what is a e |
a) 60 years b) 40 years c) 45 years d) 50 years
difference between their present ages in years?
5. The ratio of the present ages of P and Q is 8 : 5. After 6
a) 32 years b) 30 years c) 28 years d) 35 years
years their ages are in the ratio of 3 : 2. Find the ratio of
3. 8 years ago, the ratio of the ages of Nagendra and m
the sum and difference of the present ages of P and Q.
was 3 : 2. I f the ratio of their present ages is 7 : 5 resp
1)13:3 b)39:19 c)13:2 d) 13:5
tively, what is the sum of their present ages?
6. The ages of A and B are in the ratio 2 : 5 . After 8 years
a) 96 years b) 86 years c) 76 years d) 66 years
their ages will be in the ratio 1 : 2. The difference of their
4. 8 years ago, the ratio of the ages of Rachana and Arch
ages is:
was 4 : 3. I f the ratio of their present ages is 6 : 5 resp
a) 20 years b) 24 years c) 26 years d) 29 years
tively, what is the ratio of the sum and difference of t
7. The ratio of the ages of father and son at present is 6 : 1.
present ages?
After 5 years, the ratio will become 7 :2. The present age
a) 11:2 b) 11:4 c) 11 :1 d) 11:3
of the son is:
5. The ratio of the ages of A and B at present is 4 :
a) 10 years b) 9 years c) 6 years d) 5 years
years earlier, the ratio was 3 : 2, then find the pres
(Bank PO 1991)
ages of A and B.
Answers a) 40 years and 30 years b) 48 years and 36 years
l.b 2.d 3.b 4.d c) 64 years and 48 years d) 20 years and 15 years
5. a; Hint: Age of P = 48 years and Age of Q = 30 years
Answers
.-. Required ratio = 48+ 30:48-30 = 78:18= 13:3
1. a; Hint: Here c : d = 2 : 1 and present ages of Jagunnatr
6. b 7.d
Badri is 54 and 30 years respectively.
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2.b 3. a Rule 11
4. c; Hint: Their present ages were 24 and 20 years respec-
Theorem: If the product of the present ages of A and B b 'x'
tively
years and the ratio of the present ages of A and B is a : b.
.-. the required ratio = 24 + 20 :24 - 20 = 44:4 = 11:1
Then the present
5. a
(i) Age of A = ax. years and (ii) Age of B
Rule 10
Theorem: If the ratio of the ages of A and B at present is a years
: b. After 'T'years the ratio will become c: d. Then the sum
Illustrative Example
'Tied)] Ex.: I f the product o f the present ages of the father and
of present ages of A and B is {a + b)
ad-be or his son is 900 years and the ratio of their present ages
is 25 : 9. Find their present ages.
T(c-d) Soln: Applying the above formula, we have
<{a + b) Present age of the father
difference of cross products
900 25x30
Illustrative Example = 25x = 50 years.
15
Ex.: The ratio of the ages of the father and the son at "'25x9
present is 6 : 1. After 5 years the ratio will become 7 : Present age of his son
2. What is the sum of the present ages of the father 900 9x30
9x = 1! years.
and the son? 25x9 15
Soln: Following the above formula, we have
Exercise
the required answer = 5(7 f
-2)
_6x2- - 7 x 1
(6 + 0
1. The ratio of A's and B's ages is 4 : 5. The product of their
ages is 320 years. Then A's present age is .
a) 20 years b) 16 years
= 5 x 7 = 35 years.
c) 24 years d) None of these
Exercise 2. The ratio of A's and B's ages is 3 :2. The product of their
The ratio of the ages of Sweta and Rachna is 2 : 5. After ages is 216 years. Then the sum of their present ages is
8 years, their ages will be in the ratio 1:2. Then the sum years.
of their present ages is . a) 18 years b) 30 years c) 36 years d) 32 years
a) 56 years b) 46 years c) 36 years d) 58 years 3. The age of Jayshree is thrice the age of her younger
1 The ratio of the ages of the father and the son at present sister. The product of their ages is 300 years. Then the
is 5 : 2. After 3 years the ratio will become 7:3. What is Jayshree's present age is years.
the sum of the present ages of the father and the son? a) 30 b)20 c)10 d)40
a) 64 years b) 74 years c) 84 years d) 88 years 4. I f the product of the present ages of the father and his
: The ratio of the ages of the father and the son at present son is 750 years and the ratio of their present ages is 6 :
is 4 : 1. After 9 years the ratio will become 5:2. What is 5. Find the difference between their present ages.
the sum of the present ages of the father and the son? a) 10 years b) 15 years c) 8 years d) 5 years
a) 50 years b) 60 years c) 45 years d) 55 years 5. I f the product of the present ages of the father and his
4 The ratio of the ages of the father and the son at present son is 3600 years and the ratio of their present ages is 16
is 5 : 3. After 7 years the ratio will become 3 : 2. What is : 9. Find the difference between their present ages.
the sum of the present ages of the father and the son? a) 45 years b) 40 years
a) 46 years b) 48 years c) 56 years d) 58 years c) 35 years d) None of these
: The ages of Kanchan is thrice the age of the Chandan. 6. The ratio of the father's age to the son's age is 4 : 1. The
After 12 years the age of Kanchan will become twice the product of their ages is 196. The ratio of their ages after
age of Chandan. Then the sum of their present ages is 5 years will be:
years. a)3:l b) 10:3 c) 11:4 d) 14:5
a) 42 years b) 48 years c) 46 years d) 50 years Answers
l.b 2.b
Answers
3. a; Hint: Ratio of Jayshree and her younger sister = 3 : 1
|La 2.c 3.c 4.c
4. d 5.c
: : Hint: Here, a : b = 3 : 1 and c : d = 2 : 1. Now apply the
6. c; Hint: Applying the given formula, we have
given formula.
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their present ages are 28 and 7 years respectively.

Ratio oftheir ages after 5 years will be 28 + 5 : 7 + 5 = 33 I x + y
: 12= 11:4 Note: If t, = t = t, then formula will become V years.
1 2 yx-y)
Rule 12 Illustrative Example
Theorem: If the ratio of the ages of A and B at present is a Ex: A man's age is 125% of what it was 10 years ago, but
: b. 'T'years earlier, the ratio was c: d, then the sum of the
present ages of A and B is 8 3 - % of what it will be after 10 years. What is his

T{c-d) present age?

{a + b {a + b)
be-ad difference of cross products
Soln: Detail method: Let the present age be x years. Then
Illustrative Example
Ex.: The ratio of the ages of the father and the son at 125%of(x-10) = x;and 8 3 - % f ( x + 10)=x 0

present is 3 :1.4 years earlier, the ratio was 4 : 1 . What

is the sum of the present ages of the son and the .-. 125%of(x-10)= 8 3 - % f ( x + 10) 0

father?
Soln: Following the above formula, we have o r > I ( x - 1 0 ) = | ( * 10)
+

4(4-1)
the required answer (3 + 1
:
4x1-3x1 5 5 50 50
or — — x 1" - —
x

= 4 x 12 = 48 years. '4 6 6 4
Exercise 5x 250
.-. = 50 years x

1. If the ratio of the ages of A and B at present is 2 : 1.6

years earlier, the ratio was 3 : 1 . What is the sum of the Quicker Method: Applying the above rule, we ha\
present ages of A and B? the required answer
a) 24 years b) 26 years
c) 34 years d) 36 years 125 x No. of years ago + 83 i x No. of yrs after
2. If the ratio of the ages o f A and B at present is 3 : 2. 3
years earlier, the ratio was 5 : 3 . What is the sum of the 125-83
present ages of A and B?
a) 30 years b) 32 years c)35 years d) 40 years
3. If the ratio of the ages of A and B at present is 4 : 3. 2 1 . 7 3 7 5 + 250
125x10 + 83^x10 10(^
years earlier, the ratio was 5 : 2. What is the sum of the
present ages of A and B? 375-250
125-83
a) 37 years b) 31 years c)42 years d) 36 years
4. I f the ratio of the ages of A and B at present is 7 : 2. 7
years earlier, the ratio was 6 : 1 . What is the sum of the 10x625
= 50 years.
present ages of A and B? 125
a) 36 years b) 63 years c) 64 years d) 46 years
5. If the ratio of the ages of A and B at present is 5 : 3. 6
years earlier, the ratio was 2 : 1 . What is the sum of the Exercise )
present ages of A and B? 1. A man's age is 150% of what it was 10 years ago. I
a) 48 years b) 46 years c) 47 years d) 49 years 75% of what it will be after 10 years. What is his prey
age?
Answers
a) 25 years b) 30 years c) 35 years d) 40 years
l.d 2. a 3.c 4.b 5.a
2. A man's age is 135% of what it was 5 years ago, but 8?
Rule 13
of what it will be after 2— years. What is his pres.
Theorem: If a man's age isx% of what it was t^ears ago,
buty% of what it will be after t,years. Then his present age age?
xt + yt ~
x 2 >
a) 15 years b) 25 years
is years. c) 20 years d) None of these
Problems Based on Ages 209

3. A man's age is 132% of what it was 3 years ago, but 88% Quicker Method: Applying the above theorem, we
of what it will be after 5 years. What is his present age? have
a) 11 years b) 17 years c) 29 years d) 19 years
4. A man's age is 125% of what it was 9 years ago, but 80%
5+3
of what it will be after 9 years. What is his present age? the required answer = 1+1
a) 26 years b) 24 years c) 41 years d) 32 years 4
5. A man's age is 130% of what it was 4 years ago, but 90% 4
of what it will be after 4 years. What is his present age? = 8x4x —= 72 years.
a) 9 years b) 15 years c) 12 years d) 22 years 4
Exercise
Answers
1. The ratio o f P's and Q's ages is 5 : 7. I f the difference
:.b 2.d 3.d 4.c 5.d
between the present age of Q and the age of P 6 years
Rule 14 hence is 2 then what is the total of present ages of P and
Q? (Bank of Baroda PO 1999)
The ratio of A's and B's ages is a : b. If the difference be-
a) 52 years b) 48 years
tween the present ages of A and B 'V years hence is 'x' then
c) 56 years d) Data inadequate
f \ 2. The ratio of P's and Q's ages is 3 : 5. I f the difference
t+x between the present age o f Q and the age of P 3 years
i) the present age of A (younger) years hence is 3 then what is the total of present ages of P and
Q?
a) 24 years b) 27 years c) 32 years d) 20 years
3. The ratio of P's and Q's ages is 5 : 8. I f the difference
between the present age of Q and the age of P 9 years
ii) the present age of B (older) = years and hence is 6 then what is the total of present ages of P and
Q?
a) 56 years b) 65 years c) 45 years d) 75 years
iiii) the sum of the present ages of A and B 4. The ratio of Radha's and Ruchi's ages is 9 : 4. I f the
difference between the present age of Radha and the
1+- age of Ruchi 5 years hence is 5 then what is the sum of
years.
the present ages of Radha and Ruchi?
a) 18 years b) 16 years c) 26 years d) 28 years
5. The ratio of the ages of Ram and Shyam is 7 : 4. I f the
Vote: Here A is always younger than B and a: b is younger
difference between the present age of Ram and the age
b _ older Shyam 2 years hence is 4 then what is the sum of the
: older. Hence ~ ~ .
a younger present ages of Ram and Shyam.
Illustrative Example a) 22 years b) 18 years c) 24 years d) 32 years
Lu The ratio of A's and B's ages is 4 : 5. I f the difference Answers
between the present age ofB and the age of A 5 years l.b 2. a 3.b
hence is 3, then what is the total of present ages of A 4. c; Hint: See Note: Here a: b = 9:4 because Radha is older
andB? than Ruchi.
*>ln: Detail Method: I f you apply the given formula we get
Radha's present age = 18 years and Ruchi's present age
A 4 5 = 8 years.
5. a
B - ( A + 5 ) = 3or,B = A + 8
Rule 15
-A=A+& or, A 1 = 8 The difference of present ages of A and Sis'x 'years. If 'V
4 years back their ages were in the ratio a : b, then
.-. A = 32 years

5 = 1 x 3 2 = 40 years
4 (i) the age of A t+- + x years, (ii) the age of
.-. A + B = 40 + 32 = 72 years
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one is 5 : 2. Then the present age of younger one is

years.
B = t+- years and (in) the total Age of A and B a) 16 b)28 c)14 d)24
5. The difference of present ages of A and B is 10 years. If
-1
4 years back their ages were in the ratio of 7 : 5. Find the
sum of their present ages.
a) 39 years b) 58 years c) 78 years d) 68 years

t+- Answers
years.
-1 1. c; Hint: Here Radha - Rahul = 10 years,
ie Radha - Rahul = A - B and
Note: Here A > B ie A is older than B. Hence a > b. Radha : Rahul = 2 : 1 . Now by applying the given for-

Illustrative Example
10
Ex: The difference of present ages of A and B is 12 years. mula, we have the age of Radha = 5 + + 10
If 6 years back their ages were in the ratio 3 : 2, how 2 - l
old are A and B? 1
Soln: Detail Method: = 25 years.
A-B=12years ....(i) 2. a; Hint: Here A = Mohan, B = Ram and a: b = 3 : 1
A-6 Now apply the given rule.
- => 2A-12 = 3B-18 3. b; Hint: Here a: b = 2 : 1 , and apply the given Rule -15 (i)
3-6
4. c 5.d
or,2A-3B = -6 ....(ii)
From eqn (i) and eqn (ii), we get Miscellaneous
A ' a a ^ c — 4 2 y&ura and D ' s age —3 0 years.
1. I f the ages of P and R are added to twice the age of Q, the
Quicker Method: Applying the above theorem, we total becomes 59. I f the ages of Q and R are added I
have thrice the age of P, the total becomes 68. And if the agj
of P is added to thrice the age of Q and thrice the age I
12 R, the total becomes 108. What is the age of P?
the age of A - 6 + + 12 = 4 2 years and |SBI Bank PO, 1999
1-1 a) 15 yrs b) 19 yrs c) 17 yrs
2
d) 12 yrs e) None of these
2. The product of the ages of Harish and Seema is 240. If
twice the age of Seema is more than Harish's age b> -
12 years, what is Seema's age in years?
the age of B • 6 + 30 years.
1-1 [SBI Bank PO, 199*t
2 a) 12 years b) 20 years c) 10 years
d) 14 years e) Data inadequate
Exercise 3. Jayesh is twice as old as Vijay and half as old as Surest.
Rahul is younger than Radha by 10 years. If 5 years back I f the sum of Suresh's and Vijay's ages is 85 years, what
their ages were in the ratio 1 : 2, how old is Radha? is Jayesh's age in years?
a) 20 years b) 15 years [BSRB Bhopal PO, 2000
c) 25 years d) Data inadequate a) 34 b)36 c)68
The ages of Ram and Mohan differs by 16 years. Six d) Can not be determined e) None of these
years ago, Mohan's age was thrice as that of Ram's. 4. Present age of Rahul is 8 years less than Ritu's preseJ
Find the sum of their ages. age. I f 3 years ago Ritu's age was x, which of the follow-
a) 30 years b) 27 years c) 24 years d) 25 years ing represents Rahul's present age?
The difference between the ages of two persons is 8 [BSRB Delhi PO,2
years. 15 years ago, the elder one was twice as old as the a)x + 3 b)x-5 c)x-3 + 8
younger one. Then the present age of the elder person d) x + 3 + 8 e) None of these
is years. 5. The ratio of the present ages of a son and his father is II
a)23 ' b)31 c)28 d)24 : 5 and that of his mother and father is 4 : 5. After 2 yeaJ
4. The difference between the ages of two persons is 12 the ratio of the age of the son to that of his mothd
years. 6 years ago, the ratio o f the elder and younger
Problems Based on Ages 211

becomes 3 : 1 0 . What is the present age of the father? as his son?

a) 30 years b) 28 years c) 3 7 years a) 19 years b) 9 years c) 10 years d) 15 years
d) Data inadequate e) None of these 19. The total ages of A, B and C at present is 90 years. Ten
1 years ago the ratio of their ages was 1 : 2 : 3. Then the
present age of B is .
6. 20 years ago my age was — of what it is now. What is my
a) 30 years b) 20 years
present age? c) 40 years d) None of these
a) 30 years b) 25 years c) 35 years d) 40 years 20. The sum of the ages of a father and son is 45 years. Five
7. 15 years hence, A will be twice as old as B, but five years years ago, the product of their ages was four times the
ago A was 4 times as old as B. Find the difference of father's age at that time, then the present ages of the
their present ages. father and son respectively are and
a) 15 years b) 45 years c) 30 years d) 25 years years.
8. A says to B " I am twice as old as you were when I was as a)39,6 b)35,10 c)36,9 d)40,10
old as you are". The sum of their ages is 63 years. Find 21. The ratio of the father's and son's age is 7 :4. The prod-
the difference of their ages. uct of their ages is 1008. The ratio of their ages after 6
a) 27 years b) 12 years c) 9 years d) 6 years years hence will be .
9. A is as much younger than B as he is older than C. If the a)5:3 b)8:5 c)7:4 d)5:8
sum of B's and C's ages is 40 years. Find the age of A. 22. Ratio of Sujeet's age to Sameer's age is 4 :3. Sujeet will
a) 20 years b) 25 yerars c) 30 years d) 27 years be 26 years old after 6 years. Then the present age of
10. A is twice as old as B was two years ago. I f the differ- Sameer is .
ence in their ages be 2 years, find A's age. a) 21 years b) 15 years c) 24 years d) 18 years
a) 14 years b) 18 years c) 8 years d) 12 years 23. I f 6 years are subtracted from the present age of Randheer
11. In ten years, A will be twice as old as B was 10 years ago. and the remainder is divided by 18, then the present age
If A is now 9 years older than B. Find the present age of of his grandson Anup is obtained. I f Anup is 2 years
B. younger to Mahesh whose age is 5 years, then what is
a) 39 years b) 40 years c) 36 years d) 49 years the age of Randheer? | Bank PO 19931
12. Five years ago, the total of the ages of father and son a) 96 years b) 84 years c) 48 years d) 60 years
was 60 years. The ratio of their present ages is 4 : 1. Then 24. The ratio of Vimal's age and Arun's age is 3 : 5 and sum
the present age of the father is . of their ages is 80 years. The ratio of their ages after 10
a) 48 years b) 51 years c) 56 years d) 61 years years will be . [Bank PO 1990J
13. Two years ago, a mother was four times as old as her a)2:3 b) 1:2 c)3:2 d)3:5
daughter. 8 years hence, mother's age will exceed her 25. Shyam is 3 times as old as his son. After 10 years, the
daughter's age by 12 years. The ratio of the present sum of their ages will be 76 years. The respective ages of
ages of mother and daughter is . the father and the son are and years.
a)3:l b)4:l c)3:2 d) 5: 1 a)42,14 b)39,13
14. A is 3 years younger to B. C is two years older than A. c) 45,15 d) None of these
Then B's relation to C is . 26. A is 20 years older than B. He is also 6 times as old as B.
a) two years older b) one year younger Then the respective ages of A and B are and
c) one year older d) two years younger years.
15. If C's age is twice the average age of A, B and C. A's age a) 24,4 b)42,7 c)30,5 d) None of these
is one half the average of A, B and C. I f B is 5 years old, 27. The ages of A, B and C together total 185 years. B is
the aveage age of A, B and C is . twice as old as A and C is 17 years older than A. Then
a) 10 years b) 15 years c) 12 years d) 9 years the respective ages of A, B and C are
16. A father's age is three times the sum of the ages of his a) 40,86 and 59 years b) 42, 84 and 59 years
two children, but 20 years hence his age will be equal to c) 40,80 and 65 years d) None of these
the sum of their ages. Then the father's age is . 28. The ratio of Vimal's age and Arun's age is 3 : 5 and the
a) 30 years b) 40 years c) 35 years d) 45 years sum of their ages is 80 years. Find the ratio of their ages,
17. A father's age is four times as much as the sum of the (i) after 10 years and (ii) 10 years ago
ages of his three children but 6 years hence his age will a ) 2 : 3 , 2 : l b ) 2 : 3 , l : 2 c ) 3 : 2 , l : 2 d) 3 :2,2 : 1
be only double the sum of their ages. Then the age of 29. In 10 years, A will be twice as old as B was lOyearsago.
the father is . If A is now 9 years older than B, the present age ofB is:
a) 30 years b) 40 years c) 60 years d) 45 years a) 29 years b) 39 years c) 19 years d) 49 years
18. The respective ages of a father and his son are 41 and 16 | L I C Exam 1989|
years. In how many years will the father be twice as old
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30. The difference between the ages of two persons is 10 4. b; Let the Rahul's present age is 'A' years.
years. 15 years ago, the elder one was twice as old as the Then Ritu's present age is A + 8
younger one. The present age of the elder person is: Now, according to the question,
a) 35 years b) 25 years c) 45 years d) 55 years A + 8- 3 = x .-.A = x-5years
31. One year ago a father was four times as old as his son. In Hence, (b) is the correct answer
6 years time his age exceeds twice his son's age by 9
S I _ M 4
years. Ratio of their ages is: 5 - - = - r > F = 5S
e — =— M =-F
a) 13:4 b)12:5 c) 11:3 d)9:2 ' F 5 F 5
32. Ratio of Ashok's. age to Pradeep's age is equal to 4 : 3. S+2
Ashok will be 26 years old after 6 years. How old is => 105 + 20 = 3*/+ 6
M+2 '0
Pradeep now?
[Railway Recruitment Board Exam 1989|
= 3 x - x 5 S + 6 = 125' + 6
5
•) v e a r s D ) 2 1 years c) 12 years d) 15 years . \ 2 S = 1 4 => S = 7 years .-. F = 5S = 35 years
33. Deepak is 4 times as old as his son. Four years hence the 6. a; Let my present age be x years.
sum of their ages will be 43 years. How old is Deepak's
son now? V (* - 2 0 ) = ! or (3x - 60) = x or, 2x = 60
a) 5 years b) 7 years c) 8 years d) 10 years
.-. x = My present age = 30 years.
34. The ratio of Mona's age to the age of her mother is 3 : 11.
7. c; Let A's age = x, and B's age = y years.
The difference of their ages is 24 years. The ratio of their
As per the first condition : (x + 15) = 2(y +15)
ages after 3 years will be:
orx-2y=15....(i)
a) 1:3 b)2:3 c)3:5 d)None ofthese
As per the second condition : (x - 5) = 4 (y - 5) or x - 4y
i1 = -15 ....(ii)
35. Kamla got married 6 years ago. Today her age is 1 — times
Solving (i) and (i i), one gets, x = 45, y = 15.
her age at the time of marriage. His son's age is (1/10)
.-. A's age = 45 years, B's age = 15 years
times her age. The age of her son is:
8. c; Let A's age be x years and B's age be y years.
a) 2 years b) 3 years c) 4 years d) 5 years
.-. x + y = 63 ....(i)
[Bank PO Exam 1988]
(x - y) years ago, A was of y years age.
36. Sachin was twice as old as Ajay 10 years back. How old
Now according to the question,
is Ajay today i f Sachin will be 40 years old 10 years
x = 2 [ y - ( x - y ) ] o r , x = 2(y-x)
hence? [Bank PO Exam 1991]
or, 3x-4y = 0 (ii)
a) 20 years b) 10 years c) 30 years d) 15 years
Solving equ (i) and equ (ii), we get x = 36, y = 27
37. The sum of the ages of a father and son is 45 years. Five
.-. A's age = 36 years, B's age = 27 years.
years ago, the product of their ages was four times the
.-. Difference of their ages = 36 - 27 = 9 years.
father's age at that time. The present age of the father is:
9. a; Given that (B - A) = (A - C) or (B + C) = 2A ...(f) and B
[Hotel Management, 1991]
+ C=40....(ii)
a) 3 9 years b) 3 6 years
.-. A = 20 years.
c) 25 years d) None of these
10. c; Let B's age 2 years ago be x years.
Answers .-. A's present age = 2x years
1. d; P + R + 2Q = 59;Q + R + 3P = 68 Also 2x - (x + 2) = 2
andP + 3(Q + R)=108 or, x = 4 .-. A's age = 2 x 4 = 8 years
Solving the above two equations, we get P = 12 yrs. 11. a; Let B's age be x years, then A's age be (x + 9) years.
2. a; Let the ages of Harish and Seema be x and y respec- As per the given condition
tively. (x + 9+10)=2(x-10)or,x = 39
According to the question, .-. The present age o f B = 39 years
x.y=240....(i) 2y-x=4....(ii) 12. c; Let the present age of the son be x and that of the father
Solving equations (i) and (ii), we get be 4x years.
y = 12 years .-. (x-5) + (4x-5) =60 or5x = 70 .-. x = 14 years
3. a; J : V : S = 2:1 :4 .-. Father's present age = 56 years.
2 13. a; Let the mother's age 2 years ago be 4x and daughter's
.-. Jayesh'sage = T j ^ j-x85
- = 34 years age 2 years ago be x.
.-. (4x + 8)-(x + 8)=12
Problems Based on Ages
or,3x= 12orx = 4
.-. Mother's present age = 4x + 2 = 18 years and
daughter's present age = x + 2 = 6 years
.-.requiredratio = 3 :1
14. c; Let the age of A be (x - 3) years
.-. B's age = x years
.-. C'sage = (x-3) + 2 = x - 1
.-. B's age - C's age = x - (x -1) = 1 year
.-. B is one year older than C.
15. a; Let the average age of A, B and C be x years
.-. total age of A, B and C = 3 x x = 3x years
Now, according to the question,
3 x - ^ 2 x + ^j = 5 . = i O y e a r s
x
16. a; Let the present, age of father be x years and the present
age of son be y years.
.-. x = 3y ....(i)
Also,(x + 20) = (y + 20 + 20) ....(ii)
[20 will be added twice as for 2 children]
Solving (i) and (ii), we get x = 30 years.
17. c; Let father's age be x years and the sum of ages of chil-
dren be y years.
.-. x = 4y....(i)
Also(x + 6) = 2(y + 6 + 6 + 6) ....(ii)
[6 is added thrice for three children]
Solving (i) and (ii)
x = 60 years and y = 15 years.
18. b; Suppose x years hence the father will be twice as old as
his son.
x + 41=2(x+16)
or,x = 41 -32 = 9years
19. a; Let the respective ages of A, B and C ten years ago be
x, 2x and 3x years.
.-. (x+10) + (2x+10) + (3x+10) = 90
or,x=10
.-. B's present age = 2x + 10 = 30 years
20. c; Let son's age be x years
or Father's age = (45 - x) years.
.-. ( x - 5 ) ( 4 5 - x - 5 ) = 4(45-x-5)
or, x = 9 years
.-. The son's age = 9 years
Father's age = 45 - 9 = 36 years
21. b;Let father's and son's age be 7x and 4x respectively.
.-. 28x = 1008 or
2 x 2 = 36 orx = 6
.-. Father's age = 7x = 42 years
Son's age = 4x = 24 years
Father's age after 6 years hence = 48 years
Son's age 6 years hence = 30 years
Ratio = 4 8 : 3 0 o r 8 : 5
22. b; Let the respective ages of Sujeet and Sameer be 4x and
3x years.
213
.-. 4x + 6 = 2 6 o r x = 5
.-. Sameer's present age = 3 * 5 = 15 years
23. d;Anup's age = (5 - 2) years = 3 years
Let Randheer's age be x years.
. fdL.3
•• 18
or, x = 54 + 6 = 60 years
24. a; Let their ages be 3x and 5x years.
.-. 3x + 5x = 80orx= 10
.-. Vimal's age 10 years hence = (3x + 10) = 40 years
Aruna's age 10 years hence = (5x + 10) = 60 years
Ratio = 40:60 o r 2 : 3
25. a; Let son's present age be x years.
.*, Father's present age = 3x years.
Son's age 10 years hence = x + 10
Father's age 10 years hence = 3x + 10
As per the condition, (x + 10) + (3x + 10) = 76
or4x = 56 .-. x = 14
.-. Son's present age = 14 years
Father's present age = 42 years
26. a; Let the age of B be x years
According to the question,
x + 20 = 6x .-. x = 4 years
.-. A' age = 4 x 6 = 24 years and B's age = 4 years
27. b;Let A's age be x years
B's age be 2x years
C's age = (x + 17) years
According to the question,
x + 2x + (x+17)=185
.-. 4x= 185-17= 168
.-. x = 42, .-. A's age = 42 years
B's age = 84 years
C's age = 42 + 17 = 59 years
28. b;Let the ages be 3x and 5x years.
.-. 3x + 5x = 80 .-. x = 10
(i) Ratio of their ages after 10 years = 3 x + 1 0 : 5 x + 1 0
or 40:60 = 2:3
(ii) Ratio of their ages before 10 years = 3x -10: 5x -10
or20:40=l:2
29. b; Let the present ages o f B and A be x yrs & (x + 9) yrs
or,(x + 9 + 10)=2(x- 10)orx=39.
30. a; Let the present age of the elder person be x years.
Then, the present age of another person = (x -10) years.
(x-15) = 2(x-10-15)orx = 35
.-. The present age of the elder person is 35 years.
31. c; Let the present ages of father & son be x & y respec-
tively.
Then,(x-l) = 4 ( y - l ) o r 4 y - x = 3 ....(i)
And,(x + 6)-2(y + 6) = 9or-2y + x = 15....(ii)
Solving (i) & (ii) we get, x = 33 and y = 9.
.-. Ratio of their ages = 33 :9 or, 11 : 3.
32. d; Ashok's present age = (26 - 6) years = 20 years.
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.-. 1 Ox = -(l Ox - b) or 40x = 50x - 30 or x = 3

.-. Pradeep's present age = [ ^ x 2 0 J years = 15 years. 4
36. a; Let Ajay's age 10 years back be x years.
33. b;Let the son's age be x years.
Then, Sachin's age 10 years back = 2x years.
Then,(x + 4) + (4x + 4) = 43
.-. 2x + 20 = 40orx=10.
or5x = 35 orx = 7
Ajay's present age = (10 + 10) years = 20 years.
34. a; Let the ages of Mona and her mother be 3x and 1 l x
37. b;Let father's present age = x years.
years respectively.
Then,(llx-3x) = 24orx = 3. Then, son's present age = (45 - x) years.
So, their present ages are 9 years and 33 years. (x-5)(45-x-5) = 4(x-5)
Ratio of their ages after 3 years = 12 :36 or 1 : 3. or * - 4 i ; c + 180 = 0
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35. b;Let son's age be x. Then, Kamla's age = lOx years. or(x-36)(x-5) = 0
Kamla's age at the time of marriage = (1 Ox - 6) years. .-. x = 36 years.