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The sum of the present ages of two cousins is 46 years. Eight years ago, the elder one was twice as old as the younger one. What is the present age of the elder cousin?

A) 22 yrs B) 30 yrs
C) 28 yrs D) 26 yrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 28 yrs

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If the present ages of a father and his son are 48 years and 28.8 years old respectively, then the father can say to his son, "I was ......... of your present age when you were born".

A) half B) two-third
C) one-fifth D) one-third
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) two-third

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The present age of Father (f) = 48 and present age of son (s) = 28.8
The age of father at his sons birth is 48 - 28.8 = 19.2
Therefore the age of father was 2/3rd of his son's age at the time of his sons birth

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The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 126 years. 8 years ago their respective ages were in the ratio of 7 : 4. After 7 years what will be the ratio of ages of father and son?

 

A) 23 : 19 B)  17 : 11
C)  27 : 20 D) 34 : 23
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  17 : 11

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Chandan is 2 years older than Ankit but 1 year younger than Sumit. Ankit is twice as old as Khushboo. If Khushboo's age is 25 years, what is the age (in years) of Sumit?

A) 51 B) 53
C) 52 D) 55
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 53

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Nine years later, age of B will be equal to the present age of A. Sum of A's age 3 years later and B's age 4 years ago is 76. If C is half of the present age of B, then what will be C's age (in years) after 10 years?

A) 32 B) 36
C) 27 D) 31
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 27

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Rakesh’s present age is 36 years. If 12 years ago, Deepak’s age was one-fourth of Rakesh’s age, then after 27 years what will be the age (in years) of Deepak?

A) 47 B) 52
C) 45 D) 46
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 45

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The ratio of present ages of L and N is 7 : 5. If the age of N after seven years will be 32 years, then what is the present age (in years) of L?

A) 49 B) 35
C) 28 D) 42
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 35

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The average age of a class of 39 students is 15 years. If the age of the teacher is included, then the average increases by 3 months. Find the age of the teacher.

A) 30 B) 25
C) 35 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25

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