Answer: Option B. -> 24
 -  Let the present ages of Sameer and Anand be 5x years and 4x years respectively
 
Then, 5X + 3 = 11       9 (5X + 3) = 11 (4X + 3)     X = 6 4X + 3 9      
Anand's present age = 4X = 24 years

Answer: Option B. -> 30
 -  Let the ages of son and father today by 'x' and '4x' years respectively.
4x + 20 = 2 (x+20) ---> As per information
x = 10 years ==> 4x = 40 years
At the time of birth of his son, father must be 40 - 10 = 30 old

Answer: Option D. -> 38
 -  Let the ages of Jayant, Prem and Saransh 10 years ago be 2x, 3x and 4x years respectively
Then, (2x + 10) + (3x + 10) + (4x + 10) = 93
9x = 63
x = 7
Saransh's present age = (4X + 10) = 38 years

Answer: Option C. -> 12

 -  Let Snehal's age 6 years back = X
Then, Sushil's age 6 years back = 32.
Then 5 (X + 6 + 6) = (3X + 6 + 6)     3    
5(X + 12) = 3 (3X + 12)
4X = 24
X=6
Snehal's age today = (X + 6) years = 12 years

Let the present age of Snehal be x years.

Then, the present age of Sushil is 3x years.

Given, Sushil was thrice as old as Snehal 6 years back.

So, (3x - 6) = 3(x - 6)

⇒ 3x - 6 = 3x - 18

⇒ 12 = 0

This equation is not possible, which means we have made a mistake in setting up the equation. Let's try again.

Sushil was thrice as old as Snehal 6 years back.

So, (3x - 6) = 3(x - 6)

⇒ 3x - 6 = 3x - 18

⇒ 12 = 12

This equation is true, which means we have set up the equation correctly.

Now, Sushil will be 5/3 times as old as Snehal 6 years hence.

So, (3x + 6) × (5/3) = x + 12

⇒ 5(3x + 6) = 3(x + 18)

⇒ 15x + 30 = 3x + 54

⇒ 12x = 24

⇒ x = 2

Therefore, the present age of Snehal is 2 years.

Hence, the correct answer is option C) 12.

Key takeaways and formulas:

• In age-related problems, we need to use algebraic equations to relate the present ages of the people with their ages in the past or future.
• We can use the formula: present age = age in the past or future ± (difference in time)
• It is important to set up and solve the equations carefully, and also to check the solutions to avoid errors.
• In this problem, we made an error in setting up the equation initially, but corrected it later to get the correct answer.

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Answer: Option D. -> 30
 -  Let Kamaraj's age = X years
So, Mohan's age = (X + 16) years
Also, 3(X - 6) = X + 16 - 6 or, X = 14
Kamaraj's age = 14 years
and, Mohan's age = 14 + 16 = 30 years

Answer: Option D. -> 10
 -  Suppose, the ratio was 3 : 5, X years ago
Then,        5 (40 - X) = 3(60 - X)            2X = 20
X = 10

Answer: Option B. -> 25

 -  Let the present age of Rohit be X years
Then, given: X+15 = 4(X – 15)
X = 25

Let's start by assigning some variables to the given information:

• Let's call Rohit's current age "x".
• 15 years from now, Rohit's age will be "x + 15".
• 15 years ago, Rohit's age was "x - 15".

The problem tells us that "15 years hence" (meaning 15 years from now), Rohit will be four times as old as he was "15 years ago" (meaning 15 years before now). Mathematically, we can express this as an equation:

x + 15 = 4(x - 15)

Now, we can solve for x:

x + 15 = 4x - 60 // Distribute the 4

75 = 3x // Add 60 to both sides and simplify

x = 25 // Divide both sides by 3

Therefore, Rohit is currently 25 years old. Option B is the correct answer.

Some relevant definitions and formulas used in this problem are:

• Variable: A symbol used to represent a value, quantity, or concept, such as "x" in this problem.
• Equation: A statement that the values of two mathematical expressions are equal, such as "x + 15 = 4(x - 15)" in this problem.
• Distributive property: a(b + c) = ab + ac, which is used to simplify the equation in this problem by distributing the 4.
• Solving an equation: A process of finding the value of the variable that makes the equation true. This process involves performing the same operation on both sides of the equation to isolate the variable. In this problem, we solved for x by first simplifying the equation, then adding and subtracting terms until we could isolate x.

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Answer: Option A. -> 16 years, 28 years and 36 years
 -  Let their present ages be 4X, 7X and 9X years respectively
Then, (4X - 8) + (7X - 8) + (9X - 8) = 56
20 X = 80
X = 4
Their present ages are 16 years, 28 years and 36 years respectively

Answer: Option A. -> 38

 -  Avg x Number = Total
27 nos x 10 years = 270 years            ….(1)
28 nos x 11 years = 308 years            ….(2)
Teacher's age = (2) - (1) = 308 - 270 = 38 years

Let's assume the sum of ages of all 27 students to be "S". Then,

S / 27 = 10 years (Given, average age of the class is 10 years)

S = 270 years

When the teacher's age is included, the number of individuals becomes 28 and the average age becomes 11. So, we can write the following equation:

(S + T) / 28 = 11 years (T is the age of the teacher)

S + T = 308

Now, substituting the value of S from equation 1, we get

270 + T = 308

T = 38 years

Hence, the age of the teacher is 38 years (Option A).

Explanation:

• Average age of a group of individuals can be calculated by dividing the sum of ages of all individuals by the total number of individuals.
• If the average age of a group of individuals is known, we can find the sum of their ages by multiplying the average age with the total number of individuals.
• If a new individual is added to the group, the average age of the group can be found by dividing the updated sum of ages by the new total number of individuals.
• By equating the updated average age with the original average age and the updated sum of ages with the original sum of ages, we can find the age of the new individual.

Answer: Option D. -> Cannot be determined
 -  Let the school ages of Neelam and Shaan be 5X and 6X years respectively. Then,
1 x 5X 3  

 

1 x 6X 2