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Tom's father is thrice as old as Tom. 10 years ago Tom's father's age was 7 times his age. What is Tom's current age? 

 

 

A) 17 years  B) 16 years 
C) 15 years  D) 14 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 14 years

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Jeremy is 26 years younger than his father. Eight years hence his father's age will be two years less than twice his age. What is Jeremy's present age?

A) 20 years B) 18 years
C) 24 years D) 22 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20 years

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Satheesh is two years older than Goutham who is twice as old as Sai. If the total of the ages of Satheesh, Goutham and Sai is 27, then how old is Goutham?

A) 12 B) 10
C) 11 D) 13
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10

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Average age of 4 daughters of a family is 12 years. The average age of daughters and their parents is 26 years. If the mother is 4 years older than the father, then what is the age (in years) of the father?

 

 

A) 56 B) 52
C) 48 D) 44
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 52

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The ratio of present ages of Sheetal and Divya is 6 : 5. After 8 years, their ages will be in the ratio of 22 : 19. What is the present age (in years) of Divya?

 

A) 22     B)  38    
C)  34     D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 30

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Eighteen years ago, a mother was three times as old as her daughter. Now the mother is only twice as old as her daughter. Then the sum of the present ages of daughter and the mother is ?

A) 84 yrs B) 96 yrs
C) 116 yrs D) 108 yrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 108 yrs

Explanation:

Let the present ages of the mother and daughter be 2x and x years respectively.
Then, (2x - 18) = 3(x - 18) => x = 36
Required sum = (2x + x) = 108 years.

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The twice of sum of the ages of a father and his son is 8 times the age of the son. If the average age of the father and the son is 30 years, what is father's age ?

A) 42 yrs B) 45 yrs
C) 36 yrs D) 38 yrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 45 yrs

Explanation:

Let father's age be x year and son's age be y year.

According to question,

2(x+y) = 8y _______(I)

and (x+y)/2 = 30

=> x+y = 60 years__________(II)

From equation (I) and (II)

8 y = 120

y = 15 years,

Hence x = 45 years.

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The total of the ages of Ashok, Akbar and Anil is 65 years. What was the total of their ages six years ago ?

A) 59 B) 43
C) 57 D) 47
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 47

Explanation:

Let their ages be x, y, z
Hence given that x + y + z = 65
Now, six years ago x age is x - 6, y is y - 6 and that of z is z - 6
Then the sum of their ages six years ago is (x + y + z) - (6 + 6 + 6) = 65 - 18 = 47

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