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Formulae :
In these kind of problems, Ratios of ages of two persons at twodifferent
points of time are given and we need to calculate their ages at givenpoint
of time .
Refer to Helpful rules mentioned in Ratio and Proportion topicto solve
these problem without even making equations.
Formulae:
Ages of A and B are in the ratio of a:b . After y years , the ratio of ages
becomes m:n .
Then their present ages are ax and bx years, where
X =y(m-n)/(an-bm)
= Difference in Time * Difference in new ratio / Difference inmultiplication
of new and old ratios
Questions and Answers :

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1) 5 years ago, A was 10 year younger than B. What will be the
differencebetween their ages after2 years from now?
1) 10 years
3) 9 years
2) 8 years
4) 7 years
Solution :
Difference between their ages will always remain same i.e. 10years.
2) Ajay got married 9 years ago . Today his age is 1 3 time of his age atthe
time of his marriage . Find his present age.
1) 30 years
3) 28 years
2) 36 years
4) 29 years
Solution :
Let his age at the time of marriage = X
9 years = ( 1/3 ) * X
So,Ajays age at the time of marriage = > X = 3 x 9 =27 years
Therefore his present age = 27 + 9 = 36 years
3) The sum ages of kartik and his father is 78 years . 6 years hence ,fathers
age will be twice of kartiks age . Find present age of father.
1) 60 years
3) 58 years
2) 46 years
4) 54 years
Solution :
Sum of ages ofkartikand hisfather ,6 years from now
= 78 + 2 * 6 = 90 years
Therefore , fathers age after 6years
= (2/3) * 90 = 60 years
= > Fathers present age = 60 6 = 54 years.

4) Ratio of present ages of P and Q is 2:3 . After 6 years, ratio of theirages is
3:4 . Find the present age of P.
1) 10 years
3) 11 years
2) 12 years
4) 18 years
Solution :
After 6 years both the ratios are increased by 1 .
Therefore , Present age of P = 2 * 6 years = 12 years.
5) The sum of ages of Kartik and his father is 35 years. WhenKartiks agewill
beequal to present age of his father , then sum of their ages will be 85years.
Find present age ofKartiks father.
1) 30 years
3) 29 years
2) 22 years
4) 28 years
Solution :
Let Kartiks age be X and his fathers age be Y.
Given , at present , X+ Y = 35 years
Sum of their ages will be 85 years after
= (85 35) / 2 = 25 years
So,Kartikscurrentage = ( 35 25 ) / 2 = 5 years
Therefore, presentage of father = 35 5 = 30 years
6) Thesum of ages of Sarvesh and his father is 46 years. 3 years back fathers
age was4 times more thanSarveshs age . Find present age ofSarvesh.
1) 11 years
3) 8 years
2) 12 years
4) 16 years
Solution :
Sum of Sarvesh and his fathers age , 3 years ago
= 46 ( 2 * 3 )= 40 years.
Therefore ,Sarveshs age= 40 * ( 1/5 ) = 8 years.
So ,Sarveshs present age = 8 + 3 = 11 years.
7) In30 years, age of Kartik becomes 3 times of his present age . What is
hispresent age?
1) 15 years
3) 18 years
2) 12 years
4) 16 years
Solution :
Let Kartiks present age be x years.
Then his age after 30 years will be = 3x years
i.e. x + 30 =3x
Therefore , 2x = 30
= > x = 30/2 = 15 years.
Trick:
In 30 years,Kartiksage will be 3 times,
i.e. 2 times morethan his present age .
Therefore his presentage = 30/2 = 15 years.
8) Sumof present ages of P and Q is 60 years. 5 years hence their ages will be
in theratio of 3:4 . Find Ps present age.
1) 20 years
3) 28 years
2) 25 years
4) 26 years
Solution :
Sum of the present ages of P and Q = 60 years
So, Sum of their ages after 5 years = 60 + (5 * 2) = 70years
After 5 years, ratio of Ages of P and Q will be 3:4
Therefore , Ps age after 5 years = (3/7) * 70 = 30 years
And , Ps present age = 30 -5 = 25 years
9) Atthe time of marriage , a man was 6 years elder to his wife. 12 years
aftertheir marriage , his age is 6/5 times the age of his wife. What was wifes
ageat the time of marriage ?
1) 20 years
3) 16 years
2) 22 years
4) 18 years
Solution :
Ratio of their ages after 12 years = 6:5
Difference in ages = 6 years
Wifes age = 5 * 6 = 30 years
Therefore , Wifes age at the time of marriage
= 30 - 12 = 18years.
10) Aand B are 3 years and 2 years old respectively . Their father is 40 years
old.After how many years fathers age would be twice of combined age of A
and B ?
1) 8 years
3) 11 years
2) 12 years
4) 10 years
Solution :
Fathers age = 40 years
Childrens combined age = 3 + 2 = 5 years
Double of their ages = 5 * 2 = 10 years
Difference between fathers age and combined age of children
= 40 10 = 30 years
Therefore , resulting years
= {1 / (2 +1 )} * 30 = 10 years
11) Psage is 50 years and Qs age is 18 years.In how many years will P be
twice as old as Q ?
1) 20 years
3) 12 years
2) 14 years
4) 18 years
Solution :
Double of Qs age = 18 * 2 = 36 years
Difference between P and Qs ages = 50 36 = 14 years
Therefore , P will be twice of Qs age after 14 years.
12) Theages of A and B are in the ratio of 8:5 . If the sum of their ages is
39 years,what will the ratio of their ages after 9 years ?
1) 10 : 8
3) 11 : 6
2) 11 : 8
4) 10 : 6
Solution :
Sum of the ratios = 8+5 = 13
Sum of the ages = 39 years
Therefore 13 39 years= > 1 3 years
Therefore , 9 years 3
New ratio = (8+3) : (5+3) = 11 : 8
13) Sumof present ages of A,B and C is 72 years. If 4 years ago , the ratio of
theirages were 1:2:3 respectively, find As present age.
1) 18 years
3) 14 years
2) 10 years
4) 20 years
Solution :
Sum of present ages of A, B and C is = 72 years
Therefore , Sum of their ages 4 years ago = 72 (4 * 3)= 60 years.
4 years ago ratio of the ages of A , B and C was = 1:2:3
Therefore, As age four years ago = (1/6) * 60 = 10 years.
So , As present age =10 + 4 = 14 years
14) Presentage of Kartiks father is 4 timesKartiksage . 5 years from now ,
fathersage willbecome 3 times ofKartiksage. What is the present age
ofKartiksfather?
1) 45 years
3) 40 years
2) 55 years
4) 50 years
Solution :
Older ratio of Fathers andKartiksage = 4 : 1
New ratio of Fathers andKartiksage = 3 : 1

Therefore , Fathers age = 4 * [ {5 * (3-1)} / {(4*1) (3*1)}]
= 4 * {(5 * 2) / 1} = 40 years.
15) 2years ago As age was 6 times of Bs age . 6 years after the ratio between
theages of A and B becomes 10 : 3. What is As present age
1) 44
3) 38
2) 42
4) 34
Solution :
Older ratio = 6:1
Newer ratio = 10:3
Let 2 years ago , ages of B and A were x and 6xrespectively.
X = [ {(2+6) * (10-3) }/ {(6*3) (1 * 10)} ] = 8 * 7 / 8 =7 years
Therefore , 2 years ago , As age was 6 * 7 = 42 years
Therefore, As present age = 42 + 2 = 44
16) Ifratio of Kartiks age to that of his father is 1:5 . After 10 years their
ageswill be in the ratio of 1:3 . What is the current age of father?
1) 44years
3) 50 years
2) 42years
4) 34years
Solution :
Older ratio of ages fathers andKartiksages = 5:1
New ratio of agesfathers andKartiksages = 3 :1
Therefore Fathers Age
=5 * [ {10 * (3-1) } / {(5*1) (3*1)} ]
= 5 * 10 * 2 / 2 = 50 years
Trick:
Old ratio = 1:5
New Ratio = 1:3 or 2:6 ,
That means both the ratios areincreased by 1
Therefore fathers age = 5 * 10 = 50 years
17) Ratiobetween present ages of A and B is 3:4 . What is the present age of A
if 4years ago , the ratio was 5:7?
1) 24years
3) 20 years
2) 22years
4) 34years
Solution :
Older ratio of A and Bs age = 5:7
New ratio of A and Bs ages = 3:4
Difference in years = 4 years
Therefore , As age 4 years ago
= 5 * [{4 * (3-4) }/ {(5*4)(7*3)}] = 5 * 4 = 20
Therefore, As current age =20 + 4 = 24 years
18) 3years ago , fathers age was twice age the ages of his 4 sons. After
threeyears, fathers age will be equal to sum of ages of the sons. Find the
presentage of the father .
1) 24years
3) 40 years
2) 39 years
4) 34years
Solution :
3 years ago let the sum of ages of 4 sons = x
Then fathers age = 2x years

Fathers age after 6 years = 2x + 6
Sum of ages of sons = (x+6*4 ) = x + 24
2x + 6 = x + 24
X = 18
Fathers age = 2 * 18+ 3 = 39 years
19) Ratioof present ages of father and son is 8:3 . If 10 years from now , the
ratiobecomes 2:1 , find present age of son.
1) 14years
3) 15 years
2) 19 years
4) 24years
Solution :
Older ratio of ages of Father and son = 8:3
New ratio of ages of father and son = 2:1
Present age of son
= 3* [ {10 * (2-1) } / {(8*1) (3*2)} ]
= 3 * 5 = 15 years
Trick:
Old ratio = 8 : 3
New ratio = 2:1 or 10:5 ,
i.e. both ratios are increased by2 .
Therefore , 2 10 years = > 1 5 years
Present age of son = 3 * 5 = 15 years
20) 5years ago fathers age was 3 times of his sons age . 5 years from now ,
theratio between the ages of father and son becomes 11:5 . Find fathers
presentage .
1) 30 years
3) 50 years
2) 40 years
4) 48 years
Solution :
Older ratio of father and sons ages = 3 : 1
Newer ratio of father and sons ages = 11 : 5
Let 5 years ago fathers age be
= 3x years , where X
=[{(5+5) * (11- 5) }/ {(3*5) (1*11)}]
=10 * 6 / 4 = 15
Therefore , fathers age 5 years ago
= 3 * 15 = 45 years
So, present age of father = 45 + 5 = 50 years
Trick:
Old ratio = 3:1 = 9:3
New ratio = 11 : 5 ,
that means increase in the ratio is 2
Difference in years = 10
2 10 = > 1 5 years
Therefore fathers age5 years ago
= 5 * 9 = 45 years
So , present age = 45 + 5 = 50 years.
21) 3years ago , the age of the father was 7 times of his sons age . If
fatherspresent age is 5 times his sons age . Find the present age of the father
?
1) 45 years
3) 50 years
2) 40 years
4) 48 years
Solution :
Older ratio of ages of father and son = 7:1
New ratio of ages of father and son = 5:1

Let 3 years ago , the fathers age was 7x years , where
X= 3 * (5-1) / (7-5)= 3*4 / 2 = 6
Therefore, fathers age was = 7 * 6 = 42 years
Therefore, his present age = 42 + 3 = 45 years

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= > Fathers present age = 60 6 = 54 years.

New ratio of Fathers andKartiksage = 3 : 1

Then fathers age = 2x years

New ratio of ages of father and son = 5:1

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