A is 20 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
20−6 = 14.
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Ages — formula, example and practice
Present, past and future ages. One linear equation is usually enough.
Content type: original worked example. Not labelled as a previous-year question.
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Formula
If present ages are x and y, n years ago they were x−n and y−n
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What you should learn here
“Sum of ages after n years” = present sum + n×(number of people).
Worked example
Question. A is 4 years older than B. After 6 years A will be 5/4 of B. Present ages?
Solution. Let B = x, A = x+4. (x+10) = (5/4)(x+6) → x = 14, A = 18.
Common mistake. Adding years to only one person.
When to use the shortcut. Pick the younger (or the ratio’s second term) as x to keep numbers smaller.
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150 important Ages questions
Original arithmetic practice for this page. Not labelled as previous-year SSC/railway items. Tap an option to mark it. Open “Answer” for the working.
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A is 22, B is 16. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
22+16=38.
A is 24 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
24+5=29.
A is 26 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: A
26−6 = 20.
A is 28, B is 22. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: D
28+22=50.
A is 30 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
30+5=35.
A is 32 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
32−6 = 26.
A is 34, B is 28. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
34+28=62.
A is 36 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
36+5=41.
A is 38 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
38−6 = 32.
A is 20, B is 14. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
20+14=34.
A is 22 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
22+5=27.
A is 24 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
24−6 = 18.
A is 26, B is 20. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: D
26+20=46.
A is 28 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
28+5=33.
A is 30 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: D
30−6 = 24.
A is 32, B is 26. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
32+26=58.
A is 34 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
34+5=39.
A is 36 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
36−6 = 30.
A is 38, B is 32. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
38+32=70.
A is 20 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
20+5=25.
A is 22 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: D
22−6 = 16.
A is 24, B is 18. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
24+18=42.
A is 26 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
26+5=31.
A is 28 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: A
28−6 = 22.
A is 30, B is 24. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
30+24=54.
A is 32 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
32+5=37.
A is 34 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: A
34−6 = 28.
A is 36, B is 30. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
36+30=66.
A is 38 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
38+5=43.
A is 20 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
20−6 = 14.
A is 22, B is 16. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
22+16=38.
A is 24 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
24+5=29.
A is 26 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: A
26−6 = 20.
A is 28, B is 22. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: D
28+22=50.
A is 30 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
30+5=35.
A is 32 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
32−6 = 26.
A is 34, B is 28. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
34+28=62.
A is 36 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
36+5=41.
A is 38 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
38−6 = 32.
A is 20, B is 14. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
20+14=34.
A is 22 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
22+5=27.
A is 24 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
24−6 = 18.
A is 26, B is 20. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: D
26+20=46.
A is 28 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
28+5=33.
A is 30 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: D
30−6 = 24.
A is 32, B is 26. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
32+26=58.
A is 34 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
34+5=39.
A is 36 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
36−6 = 30.
A is 38, B is 32. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
38+32=70.
A is 20 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
20+5=25.
A is 22 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: D
22−6 = 16.
A is 24, B is 18. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
24+18=42.
A is 26 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
26+5=31.
A is 28 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: A
28−6 = 22.
A is 30, B is 24. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
30+24=54.
A is 32 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
32+5=37.
A is 34 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: A
34−6 = 28.
A is 36, B is 30. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
36+30=66.
A is 38 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
38+5=43.
A is 20 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
20−6 = 14.
A is 22, B is 16. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
22+16=38.
A is 24 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
24+5=29.
A is 26 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: A
26−6 = 20.
A is 28, B is 22. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: D
28+22=50.
A is 30 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
30+5=35.
A is 32 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
32−6 = 26.
A is 34, B is 28. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
34+28=62.
A is 36 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
36+5=41.
A is 38 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
38−6 = 32.
A is 20, B is 14. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
20+14=34.
A is 22 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
22+5=27.
A is 24 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
24−6 = 18.
A is 26, B is 20. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: D
26+20=46.
A is 28 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
28+5=33.
A is 30 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: D
30−6 = 24.
A is 32, B is 26. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
32+26=58.
A is 34 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
34+5=39.
A is 36 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
36−6 = 30.
A is 38, B is 32. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
38+32=70.
A is 20 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
20+5=25.
A is 22 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: D
22−6 = 16.
A is 24, B is 18. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
24+18=42.
A is 26 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
26+5=31.
A is 28 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: A
28−6 = 22.
A is 30, B is 24. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
30+24=54.
A is 32 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
32+5=37.
A is 34 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: A
34−6 = 28.
A is 36, B is 30. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
36+30=66.
A is 38 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
38+5=43.
A is 20 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
20−6 = 14.
A is 22, B is 16. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
22+16=38.
A is 24 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
24+5=29.
A is 26 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: A
26−6 = 20.
A is 28, B is 22. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: D
28+22=50.
A is 30 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
30+5=35.
A is 32 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
32−6 = 26.
A is 34, B is 28. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
34+28=62.
A is 36 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
36+5=41.
A is 38 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
38−6 = 32.
A is 20, B is 14. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
20+14=34.
A is 22 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
22+5=27.
A is 24 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
24−6 = 18.
A is 26, B is 20. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: D
26+20=46.
A is 28 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
28+5=33.
A is 30 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: D
30−6 = 24.
A is 32, B is 26. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
32+26=58.
A is 34 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
34+5=39.
A is 36 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
36−6 = 30.
A is 38, B is 32. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
38+32=70.
A is 20 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
20+5=25.
A is 22 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: D
22−6 = 16.
A is 24, B is 18. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
24+18=42.
A is 26 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
26+5=31.
A is 28 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: A
28−6 = 22.
A is 30, B is 24. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
30+24=54.
A is 32 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
32+5=37.
A is 34 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: A
34−6 = 28.
A is 36, B is 30. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
36+30=66.
A is 38 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
38+5=43.
A is 20 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
20−6 = 14.
A is 22, B is 16. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
22+16=38.
A is 24 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
24+5=29.
A is 26 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: A
26−6 = 20.
A is 28, B is 22. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: D
28+22=50.
A is 30 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
30+5=35.
A is 32 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
32−6 = 26.
A is 34, B is 28. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
34+28=62.
A is 36 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
36+5=41.
A is 38 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
38−6 = 32.
A is 20, B is 14. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
20+14=34.
A is 22 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
22+5=27.
A is 24 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
24−6 = 18.
A is 26, B is 20. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: D
26+20=46.
A is 28 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
28+5=33.
A is 30 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: D
30−6 = 24.
A is 32, B is 26. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
32+26=58.
A is 34 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
34+5=39.
A is 36 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
36−6 = 30.
A is 38, B is 32. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
38+32=70.
A is 20 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
20+5=25.
A is 22 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: D
22−6 = 16.
A is 24, B is 18. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
24+18=42.
A is 26 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
26+5=31.
A is 28 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: A
28−6 = 22.
A is 30, B is 24. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
30+24=54.
A is 32 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
32+5=37.
A is 34 years, B is 6 years younger. B’s age is
Answer / solution
Correct option: A
34−6 = 28.
A is 36, B is 30. Sum of present ages is
Answer / solution
Correct option: C
36+30=66.
A is 38 now. After 5 years A will be
Answer / solution
Correct option: B
38+5=43.
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