QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

PROF. DR SUMAN KUMAR DAWN

Percentages
Q1. A student obtained 62.5 % marks in a certain examination. If the maximum marks are 800.
Find the total marks obtained by her.
A. 525

B. 600

C. 375

D. 500

Sol: Option D
Solution: 800 * 62.5/100 = 500

Q2. The annual sales of company B were Rs 96,000 in fiscal year 95-96 and Rs 1,08,000 in
fiscal 96-97. What was the % increase in turnover?
A. 16.67 %

B. 62.5 %

C. 40 %

D. 12.5 %

Sol: Option D
Solution: Increase = 96,000 – 1,08, 000 = 12,000
∴ % Increase = 12000 * 100/96000 = 100 * 1/8 = 12.5 %

Q3. The price of a Bajaj Scooter is Rs 25,000 which is 20 % lesser than a LML Scooter. What is
the price of a LML Scooter?
A. 15250

B. 31250

C. 40150

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D. 75230

Sol: Option B
Solution: Here note that the % given is defined in terms of the price of LML Scooter and not
Bajaj Scooter. ∴ Computing the price of SMS as 1.2 times Bajaj's price will give incorrect
answer. The data given is:
LML * (100 – 20)/100 = Bajaj = 25,000
∴ LML =25,000 × 100/80 = Rs 31,250
Or you can simply do = 25,000/0.8 = 31250
(20 % less means it is 0.80 times of the other one)

Q4. The price of rice increases by 30 %. In order to keep the expenses on rice constant as before,
by what percentage should a person cut down his consumption?
A. 22/3 %

B. 31/5 %

C. 300/13 %

D. 23/11 %

Sol: Option C
Solution: Applying the formula 100 × R/ (100 + R), Since the price has increased, the
consumption should be reduced by:
(100 × 30)/ (100+30) = 23 1/13 % = 300/13 %. Hence option C

Q5. Tom’s income is 20 % less than Jerry’s. How much is Jerry’s income more than Tom’s?
A. 25 %

B. 60 %

C. 45 %

D. 30 %

Sol: Option A
Solution: Applying the formula 100 * R/(100 - R)

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As , income is 20% less
Jerry’s income is more by = 100 * 20/80 = 25 %

Q6. A traveling salesman carried 75 % of his money in traveler’s cheque and 25 % in cash.
During one of his journeys, he lost his entire cash and spent from his traveler’s cheque. On
completion of the journey, he returned 30% of the traveler’s cheque, which amounted to Rs 180.
What was the total money that he carried?
A. Rs 500

B. Rs 600

C. Rs 450

D. Rs 800

Sol: Option D
Solution: 30 % of Traveler’s Cheque = Rs 180
∴ 100 % of Traveler's Cheque = 180 * 100/30 = Rs 600
Since Traveler's Cheque accounted for 75% of the total money that he had carried, the total
money that he carried is: 600 * 100/75 = Rs 800

Q7. A number is increased by 20%, and then it is decreased by 30%, what is the net change in
the number?
A. 16 % increase

B. 16 % decrease

C. 10 % decrease

D. 5 % increase

Sol: Option B
Solution: Using the formula: X + Y + XY/100
⇒ 20 + (-30) + 20 *-30 /100 = -16
This means there is a decrease of 16 %

Q8. A square is converted into a rectangle by increasing one of its sides by 5 % and reducing the
other by 5 %. What will be the % change in the area of the two figures?

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A. 0.5 % decrease

B. 0.5 % increase

C. 0.25 % increase

D. 0.25 % decrease

Sol: Option D
Solution: Let the side of the square = a
∴ Its area = a2; When the square is being converted to a rectangle, the length becomes 1.05a and
the width becomes 0.95a. ∴ New area = 1.05a × 0.95a = 0.9975a2
Change in area = a decrease of 0.0025a2
∴ % decrease in area =0.0025a2 * 100/a2= 0.25 %

Q9. In an election there were two candidates P and S. The poll turnout was only 90 %. 500 of the
given votes were declared invalid. P won 440 of X = 400 % of the total votes. Find the total
number of eligible voters and the number of votes received by each of the candidates.
A. 5000,2200, 1800

B. 6000,1200,3800

C. 4000,1100,3500

D. 4500,2200,1000

Sol: Option A
Solution: Let the registered voters = X
P got 440/9 % of X = 4.4X/9
Since P got 400 votes more than S, S got 4.4X/9 – 400
Total votes registered = X = P + S + Invalid votes
X = 4.4 X/9 + (4.4 X/9 – 400)+ 500 ⇒ X = 8.8X/9 + 100
⇒ X = 4500. Since the poll turnout was only 90%, the total number of eligible voters = 100/90 *
4500 = 5000
Number of votes P got = 4.4/9 * 4500 = 2200
Number of votes S got = 2200 – 400 = 1800.

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Q10. If the population of a town is 926100 and it has been growing annually at 5 %, what was
the population 3 years ago?

A. 800,000

B. 600,000

C. 400,000

D. 450,000

Sol: Option A
Let the population be X
X * (100 + 5)3 / (100) 3 =926100; X * (105/ 100) * (105/100) * (105/100) = 926100
⇒ X * (21/20) * (21/20) * (21/20) = 926100
⇒ X = 926100 * (20/21) * (20/21) * (20/21) = 800,000

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1. If √1+x/961=32/31, then the value of x is
63
61
65
64
Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option A.
√1+ x/961= (32/31)2,
Squaring both sides,
⇒ 1+ x/961 = (32/31)2 = 1024/961
Therefore, x/961 = 1024/961 -1 = 1024-961 /961 = 63/961
⇒ x = 63
2. a and b are odd numbers, then which of the following is even?
a + b + ab
a + b-1

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a+b+1
a + b + 2ab
Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option D.
⇒ The sum of two odd number is even. The same is the case with their product.
∴ a + b + 2ab = Even number
3. 216-1 is divisible by
11
13
17
Answer : Option C.
216 - 1 = (28)2 -1
= (28 + l) (28 - l)
= (256 + 1) (256 - 1)
= 257 × 255 which is exactly divisible by 17.
4. The single discount equal to three consecutive discounts of 10%, 12% and 5% is
26.27%
24.76%
9%
11%
Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option B.
Single equivalent discount for 10% and 12%.
⇒ (12 -10 -12*10 /100)% = 20.8%
Single equivalent discount for 20.8% and 5%.
⇒(20.8 -5 -20.8*5/100)% = 20.8%
= 24.76%
5. If x : y = 5 : 6, then (3x2 - 2y2): (y2 - x2) is
7:6
11:3
3:11

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6:7
Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option C.
x/y= 5/6
⇒ 3x2 - 2y2 /y2 - x2 =3 .( x2/y2 )-2 /1-(x2/y2)
⇒ 3*25/36 -2 /1 -25/36 =75 -72 /36 -25 = 3 /11

6. The ratio of the ages of Ram and Rahim 10 years ago was 1 : 3. The ratio of their ages five
years hence will be 2 : 3. Then the ratio of their present ages is
1:2
3:5
3:4
2:5
Answer : Option B.
Let the ages of Ram and Rahim 10 years ago be x and 3x years respectively.
After 5 years from now,
x+15/3x+15=2/3
⇒ 6x + 30 = 3x + 45
⇒ 3x = 45-30 = 15
⇒x=5
∴ Radio of their present ages
= (x+ 10) : (3x + 10)
= 15 : 25 = 3 : 5

7. The ratio between two numbers is 2 : 3. If each number is increased by 4, the ratio between
them becomes 5 : 7. The difference between the numbers is
8
6
4
2
Answer & Explanation

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Answer : Option A.
Let the numbers be 2x and 3x.
∴ (2x+4)/(3x+4) = 5/7
⇒ x = 28 – 20 = 8 = Required difference
8. Monthly incomes of A and B are in the ratio of 4 : 3 and their expenses bear the ratio 3:2.
Each of them saves Rs. 6,000 at the end of the month, then the monthly income of A is
Rs. 12,000
Rs. 24,000
Rs. 30,000
Rs. 60,000
Answer & Explanation
Answer : Option B.
Let the monthly incomes of A and B be Rs. 4x and Rs. 3x respectively and their expenditures be
Rs. 3y and Rs. 2y respectively.
∴ 4x – 3y = 6000 and 3x – 2y = 6000
⇒ 4x – 3y = 3x – 2y ⇒ x = y ∴ 4x – 3y = 6000
⇒ x = 6000
⇒ A’s monthly income = 4x = Rs. 24000

9. The average of three consecutive odd numbers is 12 more than one third of the first of these
numbers. What is the last of the three numbers?
15
17
19
Answer : Option C.
If the smallest number be x, then
X/3+12=x+2=x+36=3x+6
⇒ 3x – x = 36 – 6 ⇒ 2x = 30 ⇒ x = 15
∴ Third number = 15 + 4 = 19

FORMULAS

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  The basic formula for solving is: 1/r + 1/s = 1/h
 Let us take a case, say a person Hrithik
 Let us say that in 1 day Hrithik will do 1/20th of the work and 1 day Dhoni will do
1/30th of the work. Now if they are working together they will be doing 1/20 + 1/30 =
5/60 = 1/12th of the work in 1 day. Now try to analyze, if two persons are doing 1/12th of
the work on first day, they will do 1/12th of the work on second day, 1/12th of the work on
third day and so on. Now adding all that when they would have worked for 12 days 12/12
= 1 i.e. the whole work would have been over. Thus the concept works in direct as well
as in reverse condition.
 The conclusion of the concept is if a person does a work in ‘r’ days, then in 1 day- 1/rth of
the work is done and if 1/sth of the work is done in 1 day, then the work will be finished in
‘s’ days. Thus working together both can finish 1/h (1/r + 1/s = 1/h) work in 1 day & this
complete the task in ’h’ hours.
 The same can also be interpreted in another manner i.e. If one person does a piece of
work in x days and another person does it in y days. Then together they can finish that
work in xy/(x+y) days
 In case of three persons taking x, y and z days respectively, They can finish the work
together in xyz/(xy + yz + xz) days
Time and work problems
Example 1: If Aarti and Rita can do a job in 8 hours (working together at their respective
constant rates) and Aarti can do the job alone in 12 hours. In how many hours can Rita do the job
alone?
Sol: Let Rita does the work in R days. Using basic work formula the equation would be 1/12 +
1/R = 1/8
⇒ 8R + 96 = 12R
⇒ 96 = 4R
⇒ 24 = R Working alone, Rita can do the job in 24 hours.
Or
Besides that one more approach can be applied in the work and time questions i.e. the unit
approach. Time and work short tricks can be applied in this case, as the numbers used are 8 hours
& 12 hours, let the work be equal to 24 units (which is the LCM of 8 & 12). Now as they finish

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the work in 8 hours working together, that implies together they do 24/8 = 3 units an hour.
Working alone Aarti does this work in 12 hours, so Aarti alone does 24/12 = 2 units an hour.
That means Rita will be doing 3 – 2 = 1 unit per hour. The total work is 24 units, which Rita can
finish the work of her own in 24/1 = 24 hours.
Example 2: A can do a piece of work in 60 days, which B can do in 40 days. Both started the
work but A left 10 days before the completion of the work. The work was finished in how many
days?
Sol: A left the job 10 days before the completion. So, B worked alone for the last 10 days. First,
we will calculate B’s 10 days work, which he did alone.
In 10 days B will do 10 × 1/40 = 1/4th of the work.
Remaining work 1 - ¼ = ¾ (Which A and B have done together). A and B can do 1/60 + 1/40
work in 1 day. Their one-day’s work is 1/60 + 1/40 = (2 + 3)/120 = 5/120 = 1/24. They can finish
the work in 24 days.
They would have done three-fourth of the work in 24 × 3/4 = 18 days.
⇒ Total days = 18 + 10 = 28.
Or
As discussed earlier in time work questions, time and work tricks like the unit approach can also
be applied. In this case, as the numbers used are 60 & 40, let the work be equal to 120 units. That
implies A does 120/60 = 2 units a day, whereas B alone does 120/40 = 3 units a day. That means
working alone B would have done 3 × 10 = 30 units. The remaining 120 – 30 = 90 units of work
has been done by them together. They do 2 + 3 = 5 units a day working together, thus they would
have finished 90 units in 90/5 = 18 days. Hence the total work was finished in 18 + 10 = 28 days.
Example 3: A can do a piece of work in 24 days and B in 20 days but with the help of C they
finished the work in 8 days. C alone can do the work in how many days?
Sol: Using work formula here (1/A) + (1/B) + (1/C) = (1/8)
(1/C) = (1/8) - (1/A) - (1/B) ⇒ (1/C) = (1/8) - (1/24) - (1/20) ⇒ (1/C) = (1/30)
C can do this work in 30 days.
Or
You can take the total work to be equal to 120 units (the LCM of 24, 20 & 8). That implies A
does 120/24 = 5 units a day, B does 120/20 = 6 units a day. Together they finished the work in 8
days means they are doing 120/8 = 15 units a day. Let the units done by C per day be = c. Now

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as per the statement 5 + 6 + c = 15 ⇒ c = 4 units. Now if C does 4 units a day, he can finish the
work in 120/4 = 30 days.
Example 4: If machine X can produce 1,000 bolts in 8 hours and machine Y can produce 1,000
bolts in 24 hours. In how many hours can machines X and Y, working together at these constant
rates, produce 1,000 bolts?
Sol: Using formula for work: 1/8 + 1/24 = 1/h ⇒ 4/24 = 1/6. Working together, machines X and
Y can produce 1,000 bolts in 6 hours.
Example 5: A and B can do a piece of work in 36 days, B and C in 48 days, A and C can do this
work in 72 days. In what time can they do it all working together?
Sol: A and B’s one day’s work = 1/36. B and C’s one day’s work = 1/48. C and A’s one day’s
work = 1/72.
If we add all this it will give us the work of 2A, 2B and 2C in 1 day i.e. (1/36) + (1/48) + (1/72)
+ (1/16)
That also implies that A, B and C’s one day’s work will be half of this i.e. (1/2) x (1/16) = (1/32)
From here it can found that they will complete the work in 32 days.
Example 6: A can do as much work in 6 days as C in 10 days. B can do as much work in 6 days
as C can do in 4 days. What time would B require to do a work if A takes 48 days to finish it?
Sol. A : C :: 6 : 10 or (A/C) = (3/5) and B : C :: 6 : 4 or (B/C) = (3/2), (B/A) =(B/C) x (C/A) =
(3/2) x (5/3) = (5/2)
Therefore, B = (5/2) x A ⇒ (5/2) x 48 = 120 days.
Example 7: A can do a piece of work in 48 days and B in 72 days but with the help of C they
finished the work in 24 days. Out of the total payment of Rs. 3000, how much should be given to
C?
Sol: The payment made to anybody is in the proportion of the work done and not in the ratio of
days spent. Using work and time formula in 24 days working alone A & B would have done
24/48 = 1/2 and 24/72 = 1/3 of the work. That means they together did 1/2 + 1/3 = 5/6th of the
work. Remaining 1/6th of the work must be done by C, the only person present. Now as he did
1/6th of the work, he should be paid 1/6th of the money i.e. 3000 × 1/6 = Rs. 500.

Time and Work Problems (Easy)

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Q.1.Ram is twice as efficient as Sunita and can finish a piece of work in 25 days less than Sunita.
Sunita can finish this work in how many days?
a) 45 Days
b) 30 Days
c) 90 Days
d) 25 Days
e) 50 Days
Answer & Explanation
Sol : Option E
Explanation:Work Formula: Efficiency of Ramesh: Efficiency of Sunita = 2: 1.
Ram will take 1/2 of time as compared to Sunita.
Say, Sunita takes 2x days and Ram takes x days. ∴ 2x – x = 25 ⇒ x = 25.
∴Sunita takes 25 × 2 = 50 days to do the work.
Q.2. A can do a piece of work in 16 days, and B can do the same work in 12 days. With the help
of C, they finished the work in 6 days. C can do the work in how many days, working alone?
a) 48 Days
b) 24 Days
c) 30 Days
d) 32 Days
e) 40 Days
Answer & Explanation
Sol : Option A
Explanation:C alone will take 1/6 – 1/12 – 1/16 = 1/48 = 48 days to complete the work
Q.3. Chetan is thrice as efficient as Mamta and together they can finish a piece of work in 60
days. Mamta will take how many days to finish this work alone?
a) 80 Days
b) 160 Days
c) 240 Days
d) 320 Days
e) 400 Days
Answer & Explanation

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Sol : Option C
Explanation:Chetan is thrice as efficient as Mamta. Let, Mamta takes 3x days and Chetan takes
x days to complete the work. ∴ 1/x + 1/3x = 1/60 ⇒ x = 80. ∴ Mamta will take 80 × 3 = 240 days
to complete the work.
Q.4.Mr. Ram has a sum of money, which is sufficient to pay Usha's wages for 30 days and
Manika's wages for 60 days. If he employs them together, the money is sufficient to pay their
wages for how many days?
a) 12 Days
b) 10 Days
c) 30 Days
d) 20 Days
e) 36 Days
Answer & Explanation
Sol : Option D
Explanation:The concept is the same here as the normal time and work problems. Usha’s one
day’s wage bill is 1/30 of the total money. Manika’s wage bill is 1/60 of the total money. That
means together their wage bill is 1/30 + 1/60 = 3/60 = 1/20 of the total money. Thus, the money
is sufficient for their 20 days’ wages.
Q.5.X can do a piece of work in 20 days. He worked at it for 5 days and then Y finished it in 15
days. In how many days can X and Y together finish the work?
a) 10 Days
b) 15 Days
c) 18 Days
d) 24 Days
e) 32 Days
Answer & Explanation
Sol : Option A
Explanation: X’s five day work = 5/20 = 1/4. Remaining work = 1 – 1/4 = 3/4.
This work was done by Y in 15 days. Y does 3/4th of the work in 15 days, he will finish the
work in 15 × 4/3 = 20 days. \ X & Y together would take 1/20 + 1/20 = 2/20 = 1/10 i.e. 10 days
to complete the work.

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Q.6.X can do a piece of work in 30 days. Y can do it in 20 days, and Z can do it in 24 days. In
how many days will they all do it together?
a) 6 Days
b) 5 Days
c) 4 Days
d) 4 2/3 Days
e) 8 Days
Answer & Explanation
Sol : Option E
Explanation:They all will take 1/30 + 1/20 + 1/24 = 1/8. ⇒ 8 days to complete the work
Q7.M and N can do a piece of work in 8 days and O can do it in 24 days. In how many days will
M, N, and O do it together?
a) 6 Days
b) 5 Days
c) 4 Days
d) 4 2/3 Days
e) 3 Days
Answer & Explanation
Sol : Option A
Explanation: They will together take 1/8 + 1/24 = 1/6 ⇒ 6 days to finish the work.
Q8.One man can paint a house in, '10' days and another man can do it in 15 days. If they work
together, they can do it in 'd' days, then the value of 'd' is
a) 6 Days
b) 8 Days
c) 12 Days
d) 10 Days
e) 3 Days
Answer & Explanation
Sol : Option A
Explanation:Total time is d when they are working together = 1/10 + 1/15 = 1/6. ⇒ 6 days to
complete the work.

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Q9.A can do a piece of work in 9 days and B in 18 days. They begin together, but A goes away
three days before the work is finished. The work lasts for
a) 6 Days
b) 8 Days
c) 12 Days
d) 10 Days
e) 3 Days
Answer & Explanation
Sol : Option B
Let the work lasts for x days.
B works for x days and A works for x – 3 days. ∴ (x-3)/9 + (x/18) = 1 ⇒ x = 8
Q10.It takes 'h' hours to mow a lawn. In one hour what part of the lawn is mowed?

a) h - 1
b) 1 - h
c) 1 / h
d) h / (1 + h)
e) h
Sol : Option C
Explanation:Total time to mow a lawn = h. ∴ In one hour lawn mowed = 1/h.

Problems on Ages

1. Father is four times the age of his daughter. If after 5 years, he would be threee times of
daughter’s age, then further after 5 years, how many times he would be of his daughter’s age?
A. 1.5 times
B. 2 times
C. 2.5 times
D. 3 times
Answer & Explanation

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Sol : Option C
Let the daughter's age be x and father's age be 4x.
So as per question, 4x + 5 = 3(x + 5). So x = 10.
Hence present age of daughter is 10 years and present age of father is 40 years.
So after 5 + 5 = 10 years, daughter age would be 20 years and father’s age would be 50 years.
Hence father would be 50/20 = 2.5 times of daughter’s age.
Q.2. What is Aman's present age, if after 20 years his age will be 10 times his age 10 years back?
A. 6.2 years
B. 7.7 years
C. 13.3 years
D. 10 years
Answer & Explanation
Sol : Option C
Let Aman's present age be x
Aman's age before 10 years = x - 10)
Aman's age after 20 years = (x + 20)
We are given that, Aman's age after 20 years (x + 20) is 10 times his age 10 years back (x – 10)
Therefore, (x + 20) = 10 (x – 10)
Solving the equation, we get x + 20 = 10x – 100
9x = 120, x = 13.3 years
Q.3. Nisha is 15 years elder to Romi. If 5 years ago, Nisha was 3 times as old as Romi, then find
Nisha’s present age.
A. 32.5 years
B. 27.5 years
C. 25 years
D. 24.9 years
Answer & Explanation
Sol : Option B
Let age of Romi be y
Nisha is 15 years elder than Romi = (y + 15). So Nisha's age 5 years ago = (y + 15 – 5).
Romi's age before 5 years = (y – 5)

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5 years ago, Nisha is 3 times as old as Romi
(y + 15 – 5) = 3 (y – 5)
(y + 10) = (3y – 15)
2y = 25 ⇒ y = 12.5
Romi's age = 12.5 years
Nisha's age = (y + 15) = (12.5 + 15) = 27.5 years.
Q.4. One year ago, the ratio of Honey and Piyush ages was 2: 3 respectively. After five years
from now, this ratio becomes 4: 5. How old is Piyush now?
A. 5 years
B. 25 years
C. 10 years
D. 15 years
Answer & Explanation
Sol : Option C
We are given that age ratio of Honey: Piyush = 2: 3
Honey’s age = 2x and Piyush’s age = 3x
One year ago, their age was 2x and 3x.
Hence at present, Honey's age = 2x +1 and Piyush's age = 3x +1
After 5 years, Honey’s age = (2x +1) + 5 = (2x + 6)
Piyush's age = (3x +1) + 5 = (3x + 6)
After 5 years, this ratio becomes 4: 5. Therefore,
(2x+6) / (3x+6) = 4/5
10x + 30 = 12x + 24 ⇒ x = 3
Piyush's present age = (3x + 1) = (3x 3 + 1) = 10 years
Honey's present age = (2x + 1) = (2x 3 + 1) = 7 years
Q.5. Ten years ago, the age of mother was three times the age of her son. After ten years,
mother’s age will be twice that of his son. Find the ratio of their present ages.
A. 11 : 7
B. 9 : 5
C. 7 : 4
D. 7 : 3

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Answer & Explanation
Sol : Option D
10 years ago, age of mother was three times the age of her son. Say, the age of son was x and
mother's age was 3x.
At present: Mother's age is (3x + 10) and son’s age is (x + 10)
After ten years: Mother's age will be (3x + 10) +10 and son’s age will be (x + 10) + 10. Given
that, mother’s age is twice that of son after ten years.
(3x + 10) +10 = 2 [(x + 10) + 10]
(3x + 20) = 2[x + 20]
Solving the equation, we get x = 20
(3x + 10): (x + 10) = 70: 30 = 7: 3.

Q.6. Saransh is 50 years old and Nazma is 40 years old. How long ago was the ratio of their ages
3:2?
A. 20 years
B. 30 years
C. 40 years
D. 25 years
Answer & Explanation
Sol : Option A
Here, we have to calculate: How many years ago the ratio of their ages was 3:2. Let us assume x
years ago
At present: Saransh is 50 years and Nazma is 40 years
x years ago: Saransh’s age = (50 – x) and Nazma's age = (40 – x)
Given, the ratio of their ages was 3:2
(50-x) / (40-x) = 3/2
Solving, we get: x = 20
Therefore, the answer is 20 years.
Q.7. The ratio of the present ages of Pranav and Qureshi is 4:5. Five years ago, the ratio of their
ages was 7:9. Find their present ages? (In years)
A. 40, 50

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B. 18, 25
C. 40, 60
D. 20, 25
Answer & Explanation
Sol : Option A
Their present ages be 4X and 5X.
5 years ago, the ratio of their ages was 7:9, then (4X - 5) :( 5X - 5) = 7:9
X = 45 - 35 ⇒ X = 10.
Their present ages are: 40, 50.
Q8. A man said to his son, "I was one-third of your present age when you were born". If the
present age of the man is 48 years, find the present age of the son.
A. 25.7 years
B. 28 years
C. 29.3 years
D. 36 years
Answer & Explanation
Sol : Option D
Present age of the son be P, he was born P years ago.
The age of the man was: (48 - P).
His age when the son was born should be equal to 1/3 of P.
(48 - P) =1/3 P ⇒ P = 36
Q9. Dinesh is younger to Roshan by 9 years. If their ages are in the respective ratio of 4:5, how
old is Dinesh?
A. 36 years
B. 23years
C. 29 years
D. Cannot be determined
Answer & Explanation
Sol : Option A
Let Roshan's age be x years.
Then, Dinesh 's age = (x - 9) years.

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(x - 9)/x = 4/5
x = 45 Hence, Dinesh's age = (x - 9) = 36 years.
Q10. The ratio of Sara’s age 4 years ago and Vaishali’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 Vaishali’s age 4
years ago.
A. 1 : 3
B. 3 : 1
C. 4 : 3
D. 3 : 4
Answer & Explanation
Sol : Option B
Currently, the ratio of their ages is 5: 3. Suppose, their ages are: 5x and 3x.
Sara’s age 4 years ago = 5x – 4
Vaishali’s age after 4 years = 3x + 4
Ratio of Sara’s age 4 years ago and Vaishali's age after 4 years is 1 : 1
Therefore,
(5x - 4) / (3x + 4) = 1/1
Solving, we get x = 4
We are required to find the ratio between Sara’s age 4 years hence and Vaishali’s age 4 years
ago.
Sara's age: (5x + 4)
Vaishali's age: (3x – 4)
Putting the value of x, we get:
(5x + 4) / (3x - 4) = 3/1 = 3:1

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