Question : Directions: The ratio of the present ages of Aman and Ankit is 2 : 1 and the sum of their present ages is 72 years. What will be Aman's age (in years) after 6 years?
Option 1: 30
Option 2: 48
Option 3: 52
Option 4: 54
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Correct Answer: 54
Solution : Given: The ratio of the present ages of Aman and Ankit is 2 : 1.
Let Aman's present age be 2y and Ankit's present age be y. The sum of their present ages is 72 years. ⇒ 2y + y = 72 ⇒ 3y = 72 ⇒ y = 24 Aman's present age = 2 × 24 = 48 years Aman's age after 6 years = 48 + 6 = 54 years.
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
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Question : Direction: At present, the ratio between the ages of Arun and Deepak is 4:3. After 6 years, Arun's age will be 26 years. What is the age of Deepak at present?
Option 1: 12 years
Option 2: 15 years
Option 3: 19.5 years
Option 4: 25 years
Question : Directions: The ratio between the present ages of Pankaj and Punit is 5 : 6, and the sum of their ages is 33 years. What will be the difference (in years) of their ages?
Option 1: 2
Option 2: 3
Option 3: 4
Option 4: 5
Question : The ratio of the present ages of R and S is 11 : 17. 11 years ago, the ratio of their ages was 11 : 20. What is R's present age (in years)?
Option 1: 51
Option 2: 33
Option 3: 22
Option 4: 40
Question : Directions: The ratio of the present ages of P and Q is 5 : 8. Three years later their ages will be in the ratio 8 : 11. What is the present age (in years) of Q?
Option 1: 5
Option 2: 11
Option 3: 14
Option 4: 8
Question : Eight years ago, the ratio of the ages of A and B was 5 : 4. The ratio of their present ages is 6 : 5. What will be the sum (in years) of the ages of A and B 7 years from now?
Option 1: 80
Option 2: 102
Option 3: 112
Option 4: 90
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