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REASONING Prob,lems on Ages

18 years ago, father was 3 times as old as Present age of Manu = 12x4=48 After three years the ratio of their ages = 69
his son. Now father is twice old as his son. 6:5 59
What is the present age of father John's age is 5 times that of his daughter
at present. After 9 years John's age will be ---.--
— 5 . 5 ---.1
- 5 . Present age of son = 23
(a)36
(b)72 three times that ofhis daughter. Then what The age of A is 4 times the age of B. 10 years ago son's age=23-10= 13
(c)54 is the present age of John? ie.y= 4, n=3 10years ago my age = 13x3=39
(d)64 (a)30 Myage=39+ 10=49
(b)45 Present age of B
Present age of son = x Ans: (a)
(c)52 3(4-I) 3(v)
Present age of father = 2x
(d) 60 = .22i 7. The sum of ages of 5 children born at
18 years ago, son 's age= x- 18 Present age of daughter = x 4 5 20
18 years ago, fatheres age = 2x-18 an interval of 3 year each is 50 years. What
Present age of John = 5x 3x-5_S
1- is the age of the youngest?
18 years ago fathers age = 3 times the age After 9 years daughter's _3 X 20
of son (a)1l
age =x+9 20 To-
2x-18=3 (x- 18) 2
After 9 years John's age = 5x+9 = 12
2x- 18=3x-54 After 9 years John's age = 3 times 4
54-18=3x-2x 5. 4 years ago Alice's father was 3 times older 14
the age of daughter
36=x than Alice. After 6 years the father will
5x+9=3(x+9) I.et x be the age of youngest
Present age of son = 36 be 2 times older than Alice. What is the
5x+9 = 3x+27 present age of Alice? x+x+3+x+6+x+9+x+12 =50
Present age of father = 36x2=72
Ans: (b) 5x-3x=27-9 5x+30=50
2x=18 8
Short cut 12 5x=50-30=20
x==9
x= 2 =4
The present age of P is x times Present age of John = 9x5 = 45 10
Ans. (b) Age of youngest = 4
the age of Q. n years earlier P's 14
Short cut Ans: (c)
age was y times that of Q. Then 4 years ago, age of Alice = x
present age ofQ= n(y-1) The present age of P is x times the age 4 years ago, age of father=3x 8. A father tells his son, "I was at yourpresent
of Q. After n years P's age becomes 'y Present age of Alice=x+4 age when you were born." If father is thirty
times the ae of Q. Then present age of six now, how old was the son five years
Present age of father=3x+4 back?
Here x=2 Q=n
After 6 years age of (a)18
n= 18
y=3 Here Alice=x+4+6 = x+10 (b)13
Age ofson= n (y- 1) = 18(3-1) x=5 After 6 years age of father (c) 21
y-x 3-2 = 3x+4+6 = 3x+10 (d)31
18x2 n=9
=36 After 6 years age of father
y=3 Age of father is twice as old as his son
Age of father = 36x2=72 Present age of daughter = 2 times the age of Alice
:. Present age ofson=4x36= 18
The ratio of the ages of Manu and Sinu at x-y 3x+10 = 2 (x+lO)
S years ago, son's age = 18-5=13
+ 3x+10 = 2x+20
present is 4:1. Eight years ago Manus age - 9(3-1) Ans: (b)
was ten times the age of Sinu. The Present - 5-3 3x-2x = 20-10 9. When the present age of the father is
age of Manu is -- -
- x = 10 added to the present age of the son, the
(a)36 Present age of John = 9x5 = 45 Present age of Alice total is 30. What will be their total age
(b)12 = x+4=10+4=14
after 10 years?
(c)48 The ages of A and B are in the ratio 5:4.
After three years the ratio of their ages Ans: (d) (a)35
(d)20
Present age of Manu = 4x would becomes 6:5 What is the present Short Cut (b)40
Present age of Sinu = x age of B ? (c)50
n1 years earlier, the age of
8 years ago Manus age = 4x-8 12 P was x times the age of Q. (d) 60
8 years ago Sinus age= x-8 18 After n2 years, P's age After 10 years the total age will increase 20.
8 years ago Manu's age = 10 times of Sinus 20 becomes y times the age of Q. Total age = 30 + 20 = 50
age 15 The present age of Ans: (c)
4x-8 = 10 (x-8) Present age of A = 5x 1 (x-I)+n,(y-1)
Q- n x-v 10. Rajesh is 5 years older than Dileep. Binu is 3
4x-8= 10x-80 Present age of B = 4x
80-8 =I0x-4x years older than Dileep. If the age of Dileep
After three years age of A = 5x+3 Here x = 3
is half of that of Rajesh. What is the age of
72=6x After three years age of B = 4x+3 y=2
1L=x Binu?
+ Ratio of their ages 4
= 5
I 2=x = (5x + 3): (4x + 3)
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Present age of Manu = 12x4=48 Gives (5x+3):(4x+3)=6:5 n2=6
Present age of Alice 12
Ans: (c) (5x+3)x5= (4x+3)x6
Short cut n(x-1)+n2 (y-1) 8
25x+15 = 24x+18 -

The ratio of the ages of Manu and Sinu = x-y R = D + 5 —(1) Age of Rajesh = R
25x-24x= 18-15
4:1. This means the age of Manu is equal to - 4 (3-1)+6 (2-1)
x=3 - 3-2 Age of Dileep = D
4 times ofSinu Present age of B = 4x = 4x3=12 = 4x2+6xI 14 2D = R—(2) Age of Binu = B
x=4 Ans. (a) =
Sub in(l)
y=10 Short cut 6. My age was three times the age of my son
n=8 2D=D+5
The ratio of the ages of A and B = 5:4 ten years ago. If my son's age is 23 years
Present age of Sinu = n (v-I) 2D-D=5
- --- = - l
_44 4 •
now. What is my age. D=5
8(10-1) R This means the age of A is -5- times the (a) 49
10-4 = 6 B = D +3=5+3=8
=12 age of B. ie. x = ~ (b)39 Ans: (d)