type 2 age based ratio & proportion problems Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 21 [SSC CGL Prelim 2002]

Four years ago, the ratio of the age of A and B was 2 : 3 and after four years it will become 5 : 7. Find their present age.

a) 40 years and 56 years

b) 36 years and 52 years

c) 32 years and 48 years

d) 36 years and 40 years

Question : 22 [SSC CGL Prelim 2007]

The ratio of the present age of Rahul and Rashmi is 2 : 1. The ratio of their age after 30 years will be 7 : 6. What is the present age of Rahul ?

a) 12 years

b) 20 years

c) 10 years

d) 6 years

Question : 23 [SSC MTS 2013]

The present age of two persons are 36 and 50 years respectively. If after n years the ratio of their age will be 3 : 4, then the value of n is

a) 6

b) 3

c) 7

d) 4

Question : 24 [SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI 2015]

The ratio of the ages of A and B at present is 3:1. Four years earlier the ratio was 4:1. The present age of A is

a) 36 years

b) 32 years

c) 40 years

d) 48 years

Question : 25 [SSC CGL Tier-I E2015]

Eighteen years ago, the ratio of A’s age to B’s age was 8 : 13. Their present ratios are 5 : 7. What is the present age of A ?

a) 50 years

b) 40 years

c) 70 years

d) 60 years