APTITUDE MASTERY SERIES

MODULE 11 – AGES

1. Tony is 15 years older than John. If 6 years ago, Tony was 3 times as old as John, then find Tony's
present age.
(a) 28.5 years (b) 27.5 years (c) 25 years (d) 24.9 years

2. Sara is 80 years old and Nazma is 70 years old. How long ago was the ratio of their ages 3:2?
(a) 20 years (b) 30 years (c) 40 years (d) 50 years

3. One year ago, the ratio of Loraine’s and Elizabeth's age was 5 : 6 respectively. After 4 years, this ratio
becomes 6 : 7. How old is Elizabeth?
(a) 25 years (b) 26 years (c) 31 years (d) 35 years

4. Age of the mother 20 years ago was 3 times the age of her son. After 20 years, the mother's age will be
twice that of the son. Find the ratio of their present ages.
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 9 : 5 (c) 7 : 4 (d) 7 : 3

5. In a family, a couple has a son and a daughter. The age of the father is five times that of his son and the
age of the daughter is half of her mother. The husband is ten years older to his wife and his son is ten years
younger than the daughter. What is the age of the father?
(a) 50 years (b) 45 years (c) 40 years (d) 35 years

6. 5 years ago, the sister’s age was 5 times the age of her brother and the sum of present ages of sister and
brother is 34 years. What will be the age of her brother after 6 years?
(a) 15 years (b) 13.5 years (c) 12 years (d) 20 years

7. The average age of a couple was 24 years. After their 1st and 2nd children (twins) were born, the
average age of the family became 13.5 years. The average age of the family just after the 3rd child was
born was 13.2 years. The average age of the family after the 4th child was born was 16 years. The current
average age of the family is 19 years. What is the current age of the twin children?
(a) 14 years (b) 15 years (c) 11 years (d) 12 years

8. In an apartment complex, the number of people aged 51 years and above is 30 and there are at most 39
people whose ages are below 51 years. The average age of all the people in the apartment complex is 38
years. What is the largest possible average age, in years, of the people whose ages are below 51 years?
(a) 27 (b) 28 (c) 26 (d) 25

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9. Ten years ago, the ages of the members of a joint family of eight people added up to 231 years. Three
years later, one member died at the age of 60 years and a child was born during the same year. After
another three years, one more member died, again at 60, and a child was born during the same year. The
current average age of this eight – member joint family is nearest to
(a) 23 years (b) 22 years (c) 21 years (d) 24 years

10. One year ago, the ratio of Hina and Priya ages was 2: 3 respectively. After five years from now, this
ratio becomes 4: 5. How old is Priya now?
(a) 5 years (b) 25 years (c) 10 years (d) 15 years

11. The ratio of Sara’s age 4 years ago and Veena’s age after 4 years is 1: 1. Presently, the ratio of their
ages is 5: 3. Find the ratio between Sara’s age 4 years hence and Veena’s age 4 years ago.
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 3 : 1 (c) 4 : 3 (d) 3 : 4

12. "I am ten times as old as you were, when I was as old as you are", said a man to his son. Find out their
present ages, if the sum of their ages is 124 years ?
(a) Father = 50; Son =14 (b) Father = 40; Son =24
(c) Father = 60; Son =4 (d) Father = 80; Son = 44

13. What is the age of Teja?

(a) Any two statements are sufficient to give answer

14. When I was married 10 years ago my wife was the 6th member of the family. Today my father died and
a baby was born to me. The average age of my family during my marriage was the same as it is today.
What was the age of Father when he died?
(a) 50 yrs (b) 60 yrs (c) 70 yrs (d) 65 yrs

15. A woman says, "If you reverse my own age, the figures represent my husband's age. He is, of course,
senior to me and the difference between our ages is one-eleventh of their sum." The woman's husband's age
is?
(a) 45 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 54

HOMEWORK:
1. The sum of the ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 100 years. What is the age of
the youngest child?
(a) 4 years (b) 8 years (c) 10 years (d) 12 years

2. The ages of three friends are in the ratio 11 : 5 : 13. What is the age of the youngest friend if the sum of
their ages is 116 years?
(a) 21 years (b) 20 years (c) 19 years (d) 22 years

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3. Amit is 60 years old and Sharvesh is 80 years old. How many years ago was the ratio of their ages 4 : 6?
(a) 10 years (b) 15 years (c) 20 years (d) 25 years

4. A is as much younger than B as he is older than C. If the sum of the ages of B and C is 50 years, what is
definitely the difference between B and A’s age?
(a) 1 year (b) 2 years (c) 25 years (d) Data inadequate

5. On a ruler's tombstone, it is said that one sixth of his life was spent in childhood and one twelfth as a
teenager. One seventh of his life passed between the time he became an adult and the time he married; five
years later, his son was born. Alas, the son died four years before he did. He lived to be twice as old as his
son did. How old did the ruler live to be ?
(a) 64 (b) 72 (c) 82 (d) 84