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A man said to his son, "I was two-thirds of your present age when you were born". IIf the present age of the man is 48 years, find the present age of the son.

Answer

Let the Present age of the son be P, which means he was born P years ago.At the time the son was born, the age of the man was : (48 - P). So, according to the statement made by the man, his age when the son was born should be equal to 2/3 of P.


Therefore, 


Solving, we get P = 28.8 years; which is the present age of the son.

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The ratio of the present ages of P and Q is 3 : 4. Five years ago, the ratio of their ages was 5 : 7. Find their present ages.

Answer

As the ratio of their present ages is 3 : 4 , let their present ages be 3X and 4X.


So, 5 years ago, as the ratio of their ages was 5 : 7, we can write  (3x-5) : (4x-5) = 5 : 7. Solving, we get X = 10. Hence, their present ages are 3X = 30 and 4X = 40

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The sum of the present ages of two persons A and B is 60. If the age of A is twice that of B, find the sum of their ages 5 years hence.

Answer

Given that, A+B = 60  and A = 2B.


Solving, We get A = 40, B = 20.


Five years their ages will be 45 and 25, so the sum of their ages will be 70.


 

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A is father of X; B is mother of Y. The sister of X and Z is Y. which of the following statements is definitely not true?

A) B is the Mother of Z B) X is the Sister of Z
C) Y is the Son of A D) B is the Wife of A
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Y is the Son of A

Explanation:

A is the father of X and Y is the sister of X. So, Y is the daughter of A.

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There are six children playing football, namely A, B, C, D, E and F. A and E are brothers. F is the Sister of E. C is the only son of A's Uncle. B and D are the daughters of the brother of C's father. How is D related to A?

A) Uncle B) Sister
C) Niece D) Cousin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cousin

Explanation:

Clearly, D's father is the brother of C's father and C's father is A's Uncle. So, D's father is also A's Uncle. Thus, D is A's cousin.

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X introduces Y saying, "He is the husband of the granddaughter of the father of my father ". How is Y related to X?

A) Brother B) Brother-in-law
C) Son D) Son-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brother-in-law

Explanation:

Father's father ---->Grandfather;  Grandfather's granddaughter -----> Sister; Sister's husband ---->Brother-in-law. So, Y is X's Brother-in-law.

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Introducing a man to her husband , a woman said "His brother's father is the only son of my grandfather". How is the woman related to this man?

A) Mother B) Aunt
C) Sister D) Aunt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sister

Explanation:

Only son of woman's grandfather - woman's father;  Man's brother's father - Man's father 

So, man's father is woman's father i.e woman is the man's sister.

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A woman going with a boy is asked by another woman about their relationship between them. The woman replied, "My maternal Uncle and the uncle of his maternal uncle is the same". How is the lady related with that boy?

A) Grandmother and Grandson B) Mother and Son
C) Aunt and Nephew D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Aunt and Nephew

Explanation:

Clearly, the brother of woman's mother is the same as the brother of the father of boy's maternal uncle. So, the woman's mother's brother is the boy's maternal uncle's father. Thus the woman's mother's brother's son is boy's maternal uncle, i.e woman's mother's  brother's daughter is boy's mother.

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