Ages

Ages Related Problem Set 7

Age Related Problems are important questions for all competitive exams. These questions are asked in sets of 2-3 questions.

Q1. The average age of a husband, his wife and son 3 years ago was 27 years and that of his wife and son 5 years ago was 20 years. What is the husband’s present age ?
(a) 35 years
(b) 32 years
(c) 37 years
(d) 40 years
(e) None of these

Q2. In a class, there are 20 boys whose average age is decreased by 2 months, when one boy age 18 years is replaced by a new boy. The age of the new boy is :
(a) 14 years 8 months
(b) 16 years 4 months
(c) 15 years
(d) 17 years 10 months
(e) None of these

Q3.The age of a man is 3 times that of his son. 15 years ago, the man was 9 times as old as his son. What will be the age of the man after 15 years ?
(a) 45 years
(b) 60 years
(c) 75 years
(d) 65 years
(e) None of these

Q4. Sushil was thrice as old as Snehal 6 years back. Sushil will be five-thirds times as old as Snehal 6 years hence. How old is Snehal today ?
(a) 18 years
(b) 24 years
(c) 12 years
(d) 15 years
(e) None of these

Q5. If twice the son’s age in years be added to the father’s age, the sum is 70 and if twice the father’s age is added to the son’s age, the sum is 95. Father’s age is :
(a) 40 years
(b) 35 years
(c) 42 years
(d) 45 years
(e) None of these

Answers:
1-D
2-A
3-C
4-C
5-A