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Problems on Ages Hard Level

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40 hard problems on ages for mains-level practice: products of ages, multi-step ratio changes, "when I was as old as you" puzzles, twin and family problems and reversed-digit ages.

Question 11 Hard

A is 12 years older than B. Six years ago A was 4 times as old as B. How old is A now?

A 22 years
B 10 years
C 18 years
D 28 years
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Question 12 Hard

A father is twice as old as his elder son. Ten years from now the father will be 3 times as old as the younger son. The sons differ in age by 15 years. How old is the father?

A 40 years
B 60 years
C 50 years
D 45 years
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Question 13 Hard

A father is 4 times as old as his son. Five years ago the product of their ages was 234. How old is the father now?

A 44 years
B 40 years
C 48 years
D 52 years
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Question 14 Hard

Two brothers are 32 years old in all. The elder's age 6 years ago equals the younger's age 2 years from now. How old is the elder?

A 18 years
B 22 years
C 24 years
D 20 years
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Question 15 Hard

A is 3 years younger than B, and B is 9 years older than C. Together they are 66 years old. How old is A?

A 26 years
B 23 years
C 17 years
D 20 years
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Question 16 Hard

A father's age is his son's age with the digits reversed. Their ages add up to 99 and differ by 27. How old is the father?

A 36 years
B 72 years
C 54 years
D 63 years
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Question 17 Hard

A is 5 years older than B, and C is twice as old as A. Their ages add up to 87. How old is B?

A 23 years
B 18 years
C 46 years
D 20 years
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Question 18 Hard

The present ages of a mother and daughter are in the ratio 7 : 1. Four years ago the ratio was 19 : 1. How old is the mother now?

A 42 years
B 35 years
C 49 years
D 38 years
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Question 19 Hard

A and B are 40 and 60 years old. How many years ago was the ratio of their ages 3 : 5?

A 5 years
B 15 years
C 10 years
D 20 years
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Question 20 Hard

Five years from now the ages of A and B will be in the ratio 3 : 4. Five years ago the ratio was 5 : 7. How old is A now?

A 75 years
B 55 years
C 45 years
D 60 years
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