Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Ability

Topic

Age Problems

Question:

The sum of present ages of a mother and daughter is 99 years. When the mother was as old as the present age of daughter is now, her age was 4 times to the age of her daughter at that time. The ratio of present age of mother and daughter is?

Options:

4 : 7

7 : 4

3 : 5

8 : 5

Correct Answer:

7 : 4

Explanation:

                Mother  :   Daughter

Present:      x        :        y

 

Before*              :      2y - x 

*(when mother was as old as her daughter is now)  

 

Now, ATQ,

y = 4 ( 2y - x )

⇒ 4x = 7y

⇒ x :  y = 7 :  4