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Question 31.

The present ages of three persons in proportions 4 : 7 : 9. Eight years ago, the sum of their ages was 56. Find their present ages (in years).

  1.    8, 20, 28
  2.    16, 28, 36
  3.    20, 35, 45
  4.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 16, 28, 36

Let their present ages be 4x, 7x and 9x years respectively.


Then, (4x - 8) + (7x - 8) + (9x - 8) = 56


 20x = 80


 x = 4.


So , Their present ages are 4x = 16 years, 7x = 28 years and 9x = 36 years respectively.

Question 32.

Ayeshas 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?

  1.    2 years
  2.    4 years
  3.    6 years
  4.    8 years
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 6 years

Mother's age when Ayesha's brother was born = 36 years.


Father's age when Ayesha's brother was born = (38 + 4) years = 42 years.


Therefore  Required difference = (42 - 36) years = 6 years.

Question 33.

A persons 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. How old is the mother at present?

  1.    32 years
  2.    36 years
  3.    40 years
  4.    48 years
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 40 years

Let the mother's present age be x years.


Then, the person's present age = \(\left(\frac{2}{5}x\right) years.\)


Therefore  \(\left(\frac{2}{5}x+8\right) = \frac{1}{2}(x+8)\)


 2(2x + 40) = 5(x + 8)


 x = 40.

Question 34.

Q is as much younger than R as he is older than T. If the sum of the ages of R and T is 50 years, what is definitely the difference between R and Qs age?

  1.    1 year
  2.    2 years
  3.    25 years
  4.    Data inadequate
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Data inadequate

Given that:
1. The difference of age b/w R and Q = The difference of age b/w Q and T.
2. Sum of age of R and T is 50 i.e. (R + T) = 50.
Question: R - Q = ?.
Explanation:
R - Q = Q - T
(R + T) = 2Q
Now given that, (R + T) = 50
So, 50 = 2Q and therefore Q = 25.
Question is (R - Q) = ?
Here we know the value(age) of Q (25), but we don't know the age of R.
Therefore, (R-Q) cannot be determined.

Question 35.

The age of father 10 years ago was thrice the age of his son. Ten years hence, fathers age will be twice that of his son. The ratio of their present ages is:

  1.    5 : 2
  2.    7 : 3
  3.    9 : 2
  4.    13 : 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 7 : 3

Let the ages of father and son 10 years ago be 3x and x years respectively.


Then, (3x + 10) + 10 = 2[(x + 10) + 10]


 3x + 20 = 2x + 40


 x = 20.


So,  Required ratio = (3x + 10) : (x + 10) = 70 : 30 = 7 : 3.

Question 36.

The ratio between the present ages of P and Q is 6:7. If Q is 4 years old than P. What will be the ratio of the ages of P and Q after 4 years?

  1.    6 : 7
  2.    7 : 8
  3.    8 : 9
  4.    Data inadequate
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 7 : 8
 -  Let P's age and Q's age be 6X years and 7X years respectively
Then, 7X - 6X = 4
X = 4
Required ratio = (6X + 4) : (7X + 4) = 28 : 32 = 7 : 8
Question 37.

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?

  1.    41
  2.    42
  3.    44
  4.    45
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 44
 -  Avg x Number = Total
21 years x 22 nos = 462 years                       …….(1)
22 years x 23 nos = 506 years
Teacher’s age = (2) - (1) = 506 – 462 = 44 Years
Question 38.

At present, the ratio between the ages of Arun and Deepak is 4:3. After 6 years, Arun’s age will be 26 years. What is the age of Deepak at present?

  1.    12
  2.    15
  3.    18
  4.    20
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 15
 -  Let the present ages of Arun and Deepak be 4x years and 3x years respectively
Then,
4x + 6 = 26                 4x = 20           x = 5
Deepak's age = 3x = 15 years
Question 39.

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 age of the father (in years) is:

  1.    40
  2.    43
  3.    45
  4.    46
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option E. -> None of these
 -  Let son's age = x. Then father's age = 2x
12 (x - 20) = (2x - 20)            10x = 220       x = 22
Father's present age = 44 years
Question 40.

Ten years ago, Kumar was thrice as old as Selva was but 10 years hence, he will be only twice as old. Find Kumar’s present age?

  1.    30
  2.    32
  3.    34
  4.    36
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 30

 -  Let Kumar’s present age be x years and Selva’s present age be y years
Then, according to the first condition,
x - 10 = 3(y - 10)
or, x – 3y = -20                      ……..(1)
Now. Kumar's age after 10 years  = (x + 10) years
Selva's age after 10 years = (y + 10)
(x+10) = 2(y+10)
or, x – 2y = 10                       ……..(2)
Solving (1) and (2), we get
x = 70 and y = 30
Kumar's age = 70 years and Selva's age = 30 years.

Let Kumar's present age be denoted by K, and Selva's present age be denoted by S.

Ten years ago, Kumar's age was K-10, and Selva's age was S-10.

According to the first condition, ten years ago Kumar was thrice as old as Selva was:

K-10 = 3(S-10)

Expanding the brackets and simplifying, we get:

K-10 = 3S-30

K = 3S-20 --(1)

According to the second condition, ten years hence Kumar will be twice as old as Selva will be:

K+10 = 2(S+10)

Expanding the brackets and simplifying, we get:

K+10 = 2S+20

K = 2S+10 --(2)

We can now solve equations (1) and (2) simultaneously to find the values of K and S.

Substituting equation (1) into equation (2) for K, we get:

3S-20 = 2S+10

Solving for S, we get:

S = 30

Substituting this value of S into equation (1) for K, we get:

K = 3S-20 = 90-20 = 70

Therefore, Kumar's present age is 30 (Option A).

To summarize the solution process, we used the following steps:

  • Defined variables for Kumar's and Selva's present ages (K and S).
  • Used the given information to write two equations relating K and S.
  • Solved these equations simultaneously to find K and S.
  • Checked the solution by ensuring that it satisfies both of the original conditions.

If you think the solution is wrong then please provide your own solution below in the comments section .

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