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Q NO # 1
The ratio of the ages of A and B is 2:3. If B is 3 years elder than A, find the age of A after
2 years.
Solution:
Let the ages of A and B be 2x and 3x respectively.
3x=2x+3 A=2x=6 B=3x=9
Age of A after 2 years is 8.
Q NO#2
Two years ago, Harish was thrice as old as his brother Krish. Two years later, Harish will
be twice as old as Krish. Find the present age of Krish.
Solution:
H-2=3*(K-2) H+2=2*(K+2) Solving the equations, K=6
QNO#3
Ram is 5 years elder than Lakshman who is 4 years elder than Bharath. The sum of their
ages is 61. Find the age of Lakshman.
Solution:
R=L+5 L=B+4 R+L+B=61 Solving the three equations, L=20
Q NO#4
The sum of the ages of a mother and a son is equal to the age of the father. Three years
later, the father will be six times as old as his son. The ratio of the present ages of the
mother and son is 10:1. Find the age of the father.
Solution:
M+S=F F+3=6(S+3) M/S = 10 Solving these equations, F = 33

Q NO# 5
Ram and Raj are twins. The sum of their ages combined with their fathers age is 47.
Their fathers age at the time of their birth was 29. Find the age of Ram.
Solution:
R+R+F=47 F-R=29 Solving the two equations, R=6
QNO#6
Thirteen years back, my mother was thrice my age and two years back, she was twice my
age. Find my mothers present age.
Solution:
Let my age be x and my mothers age be y. y-13 = 3(x-13) y-2 = 2(x-2) Solving the two
equations, y=46
Q NO# 7
A man has three daughters. The present ages of all three of them are square numbers. The
sum of their ages after 5 years is 41. Find the age of his eldest daughter after 2 years.
Solution:
x,y and z are square numbers. (x+5)+(y+5)+(z+5)=41 x+y+z=26 By trial and error
method, their ages are 1, 9 and 16.
The age of his eldest daughter after 2 years is 18.
Q NO# 8
A father is three times as old as his son. After fifteen years the father will be twice as old
as his son's age at that time. Hence the father's present age is
Solution:
F=3S F+15=2(S+15) Solving the two equations, F=45
Q NO#9
At present, Shyam is twice as old as his sister. Three years back, he was thrice her age.
Find his sister's present age.
Solution:

Let his sister's present age be x.

Shyam's present age = 2x
2x-3 = 3(x-3)
x=6
Q NO#10
Today is Anish's birthday. One year from today, he will be twice as old as he was 10
years ago. How old is Anish today?
Solution:
Let his present age be x.
x+1 = 2(x-10)
Solving, x = 21
Q NO# 11
The ages of Vikas and Nikash are in the ratio of 5:3. If Vikas is 8 years elder than
Nikash, find the age of Nikash.
Solution:
V=8+N (V/N)=(5/3) Solving the two equations, N =12
QNO#12
The present ages of Ram and Raj differ by 7. Five years back, Raj was twice the age of
Ram. Find the age of Ram after 4 years.
Solution:
Let Rajs age be x and Rams age be y. x-y=7 x-5=2(y-5) Solving the two linear
equations, y=12, y+4=16
QNO#13
Anju is three years older than Sanju who is five years older than Manju. The sum of their
ages is 73. Find the age of Sanju.
Solution:

A=S+3 S=M+5 A+S+M=73 S+3+S+S-5=73 S=25

QNO#14
5 years ago, 1/5th of Keith's age was equal to 1/7th of Dora's age. The average of their
present ages is 29. Find Keith's age after 5 years.
Solution:
(K-5)/5 = (D-5)/7 (K+D)/2 = 29
Solving, K=25, D=33
K+5=30
QNO#15

The average age of two brothers in a family is 21. The average drops to 19 when the age
of the third brother is also included. Find the age of the third brother.
Solution:
Let the ages of the three brothers be x,y and z.
(x+y)/2 = 21 x+y=42
(x+y+z)/3=19
x+y+z=57
42+z=57
z=15
Q NO#16
The difference between the ages of A and C is half the age of B. The difference between
the ages of A and B is one-sixth of the age of C. If the sum of the ages of B and C is 32,
find the age of A.
Solution:
A-C=B/2

A-B=C/6
B+C=32
Solving the three equations, A=22
QNO#17
The present ages of three people in a family are in the ratio 3:5:7. If the sum of their ages
before 5 years was 60, find the age of the youngest.
Solution:
Let their present ages be 3x,5x and 7x.
Sum of their ages before 5 years = 3x-5+5x-5+7x-5 = 15x-15 = 60 Solving, x=5 Age of
the youngest = 3x = 15
QNO#18
The ratio of the ages of a mother and a daughter are in the ratio 3:1. The product of their
ages is 363. Find the daughter's age after 4 years.
Solution:
Mother's present age = 3x Daughter's present age = x
3x*x = 363
3x = 363
x = 121
x = 11
Daughter's age after 4 years = 15
QNO#19
A father's age is two and a half times more than his son's age. 5 years ago, he was six
times the age of his son. Find the father's present age.
Solution:
Let the son's present age be x years.
Father's age = x+2.5x = 3.5x (3.5x-5) = 6(x-5)

3.5x-5=6x-30
2.5x=25
x=10
Father's present age = 35
Q NO#20
A boy said to his friends, "When I was born, my father was as old as I am now". If his
father's age will be 60 after 6 years, find the son's present age.
Solution:
Father's present age = 60-6 = 54 Let the son's present age be x years.
The father was x years old when the son was born(before x years).
54-x = x
x = 27
QNO#21
The ages of Pooja and Deepa are in the ratio 4:5. 4 years ago, their ages were in the ratio
8:11. Find Pooja's present age.
Solution:
Pooja's present age=4x Deepa's present age=5x
(4x-4):(5x-4) = 8:11
44x-44=40x-32
4x=12
x=3
4x=12