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Quiz: Problems on Ages

5 questionsNo time limitPass: 60%+10 XP on first pass

Draw a timeline, use one variable and remember that age differences never change. Solve any age problem in under a minute.

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  1. Question 1

    A mother is 4 times as old as her daughter. After 20 years she will be twice as old. What is the daughter's present age?

  2. Question 2

    The present ages of A and B are in the ratio 5 : 3. In 4 years the ratio will be 3 : 2. What is B's present age?

  3. Question 3

    Six years ago Ravi was 18. What will his age be 5 years from now?

  4. Question 4

    The sum of the ages of a father and son is 56. Four years ago the father was 3 times as old as the son. What is the father's present age?

  5. Question 5

    A is 5 years older than B. Ten years from now, how much older will A be than B?