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A man was 32 years of age when he had his first son. His wife was 35 years of age when his son attained the age of 7 years. The difference between the age of the father and the mother is _____

A) 7 years B) 3 years
C) 5 years D) 4 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4 years

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The sum of the ages of husband and wife at present is 56. Ten years ago the product of their ages was 320. What is the age of the husband and the wife?

A) 28, 28 B) 32, 24
C) 30, 26 D) 29, 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 30, 26

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Among four boys, age of Ashish is thrice the age of Varun. Age of Arvind is 1/2 of the age of Varun. Amit is 8 years elder to Varun, but 8 years younger to Ashish. Who is the second eldest?

A) Amit B) Ashish
C) Arvind D) Varun
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Amit

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The ratio of present ages of P and Q is 5 : 8. Three years later their ages will be in ratio 8 : 11. What is the present age (in years) of Q?

A) 5 B) 11
C) 14 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 8

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The sum of the ages of father and son at present is 33. Two years ago the product of their ages was 28. What is the age of the father and the son?

A) 26, 7 B) 30, 3
C) 29, 4 D) 32, 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 30, 3

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15 years ago Cynthia was thrice as old as Brittany. The sum of their present ages is 94 years. How old is Brittany now?

A) 33 years B) 32 years
C) 30 years D) 31 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 31 years

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The ratio of present ages of Ratna and Shantanu is 5:4. After 19 years the ratio of their ages will be 10:9. What is Ratna's present age?

A) 19 B) 15
C) 9 D) 72
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 19

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The average age of A and B is 18 years. After 3 years, C joins them and the average ages of A, B and C becomes 22 years. The age of C is ?

A) 20 years B) 21 years
C) 24 years D) 23 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 24 years

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