Arithmetic Ability
Problems on Ages

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Q.

"I am five 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 64 years ?

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Correct choice: B

Explanation:

Let the present age of the man be 'P' and son be 'Q', Given, P + Q = 64 or Q = (64 - P) Now the man says "I am five times as old as you were, when I was as old as you are", So, P = 5[B - (P - Q)] We get 6P = 10Q, Substitute value for Q, 6P = 10(64 - P), Therefore P = 40, Q = 24.
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