Subject

    Quantitative Aptitude

    Topic

    Age

    Ten years ago, Kumar was thrice as old as Sailesh was but 10 years hence, he will be only twice as old. Find Kumar’s present age ?

    ক)
    50 years
    খ)
    70 years
    গ)
    60 years
    ঘ)
    40 years

    Explanation

    Let Kumar’s present age be "x" years and Sailesh’s present age be "y" years. Then, according to the first condition, x - 10 = 3(y - 10) => x - 3y = - 20 ........(1) Now, Kumar’s age after 10 years = (x + 10) years. Sailesh’s age after 10 years = (y + 10) years. (x + 10) = 2 (y + 10)  => x - 2y = 10 ......(2) Solving (1) and (2), we get x = 70 and y = 30 Kumar’s present age = 70 years    and  Sailesh’s present age = 30 years.

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