Problems based on Ages – Quantitative Aptitude

Quantitative Aptitude – Problems based on Ages

Problems based on Ages is a very important topic in every competitive exams like bank, IBPS, SSC, PSC and many other exams. Few questions from this chapter will surely come in the examination. So you need to prepare this chapter very well.

Problems based on Ages chapter is not very hard to understand. Just remember few formulas of this topic. This formulas will help you to solve questions on Ages. Now we will discuss those formulas here.

What is Problems based on Ages ?

It’s basically the finding of age of a person based on a certain situation(s).

That means, based on a certain situation we find out the age of a person. The age may be Present age or Past age or Future age.

While finding the age, it’s better to consider present age as x, past age as (x – 2) [suppose we consider 2 as two years ago.] and future age as (x + 2). But sometimes present age is not mentioned in the question. That time you need to consider x as the age you supposed to find.

Important Formulas

• Suppose the current age of a person is x. Then m times of that person’s the age is mx.

• Suppose the current age of a person is x. Then age m years later of that person will be (x + m).

• Suppose the current age of a person is x. Then age m years ago of that person was (x – m).

• Suppose the ages of two person in a ratio is a : b. Then the age of those person will be ax and bx.

• Suppose the current age of a person is x years. Then 1/m of the age of that person is x/m.

So, this is the general idea of Problems based on Ages chapter. Hope you understand the chapter very well. But if you have anything in doubt, then please ask your query. You can ask your question in the comment section down below. We will clarify your doubts here in www.AptitudeTricks.com.