PROBLEMS ON AGES

1. Raberts age after 15 years will be 5 times his age 5 years back. What is the
present age of Rabert?
Let Raberts present age be x years. Then,
Raberts age after 15 years = (x + 15) years.
Raberts age 5 years back = (x - 5) years.
x + 15 = 5 (x - 5) x + 15 = 5x - 25
4x = 40 x = 10.
Hence, Rabert present age = 10 years.
2. The present age of a father is 3 years more than three times the age of his son.
Three years hence, fathers age will be 10 years more than twice the age of the son.
Find the present age of the father.
Let the sons present age be x years. Then fathers present age = (3x + 3)
years.
(3x + 3 + 3) = 2 (x + 3) + 10 3x + 6 = 2x + 16 x = 10.
Hence, fathers present age = (3x + 3) = (3x + 3) = (3 * 10 + 3) years = 33
years.
3. The ages of two persons differ by 16 years. If 6 years ago, the elder one be 3
times as old as the younger one, find their present ages.
Let the age of the younger person be x years.
Then, age of the elder person = (x + 16) years.
3(x - 6) = (x + 16 - 6) 3x - 18 = x + 10
2x = 28 x = 14
Hence, their present ages are 14 years and 30 years.
4. Peter got married 8 years ago. His present age is 6/5 times his age at the time of
his marriage. Peters sister was 10 years younger to him at the time of his marriage.
The age of Peers sister is:
Let Peters present age be x years. Then, his age at the time of marriage
= (x - 8) years.
x = 6/5 (x - 8) 5x = 6x - 48 x = 48.
Peters sisters age at the time of his marriage = (x - 8) - 10
= (x - 18) = 30 years.
Peters sisters present age = (30 + 8) years = 38 years.
5. The age of a man is three times the sum of the ages of his two sons. Five years
hence, his age will be double of the some of the ages of his sons. The fathers
present age is :
Let the sum of present ages of the two sons be x years.
Then, fahers present age = 3x years.
(3x + 5) = 2 (x + 10) 3x + 5 = 2x + 20 x = 15.
Hence, fathers present age = 45 years.
6. The total age of A and B is 12 years more than the total age of B and C. C is how
many years younger than A?
(A + B) - (B + C) = 12 A - C = 12.

7. The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years. Six year ago,
fathers age was five times the age of the son. After 6 years, sons age will be.
Let the present age of son and father be x and (60 - x) years respectively.
Then, (60 - x) - 6 = 5 (x - 6) 6x = 84 x = 14.
Sons age after 6 years = (x + 6) = 20 years.
8. One year age, Promila was four times as old as her daughter Jenilia. Six years
hence, Promilas age will exceed her daughters age by 9 years. The ratio of the
present ages of Promila and her daughter is :
Let the ages of Promila and Jenilia 1 year ago be 4x and x years respectively.
Then, [(4x + 1) + 6] - [(x + 1) + 6] = 9 3x = 9 x = 3.
Required ratio = (4x + 1) : (x + 1) = 13:4.
9. Four years ago, the fathers age was three times the age of his son. The total of
the ages of the father and the son after four years, will be 64 years. What is the
fathers age at present?
Let the ages of father and son 4 years ago be 3x and x years respectively.
Then, [(3x + 4) + 4] + [(x + 4) + 4] = 64 4x = 48 x =12.
Fathers present age = 3x = 36 years.
10. Eighteen years ago, a father was three times as old as his son. Now the father is
only twice as old as his son. Then the sum of the present ages of the son and the
father is :
Let the present ages of the father and son be 2x and x years respectively
Then, (2x - 18) = 3 (x - 18) x = 36.
Required sum = (2x + x) = 3x = 108 years.
11. A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age
of his son. The present age of the son is:
Let the sons present age be x years. Then, mans present age = (x + 24)
years.
(x + 24) + 2 = 2(x + 2) x + 26 = 2x + 4 x = 22.
12. The present ages of three persons are in proportions 4:7:9. Eight years ago, the
sum of their ages was 56. Find their present ages (in years)
Let thier present ages be 4x, 7x and 9x years respectively.
Then, (4x - 8) + (7x - 8) + (9x - 8) = 56 20x = 80 x = 4.
Their present ages are 16 years, 28 years and 36 years respectively.
13. At present, the ratio between the ages of Akbar and Denial is 4:3. After 6 years,
Aruns age will be 26 years. What is the age of Deepak at present?
Let the present ages of Akbar and Danial be 4x years and 3x years
respectively. Then,
4x + 6 =26 4x = 20 x = 5.
Deepaks age = 3x =15 years.
14. Three years ago, the average age of a family of 5 members was 17. A baby
having been born the average age of the family is the same today? What is the age
of the child?
Present age of 5 members = 5 x 17 + 3 x 5 = 100 years
Also, present ages of 5 members + Age of the baby = 6 x 17 = 102 years

Age of the baby = 102 100 = 2 years