A. 55 years
B. 56 years
C. 58 years
D. Data inadequate
Let the present ages of A, B and C be a, b and c respectively.
Given, [(a – 5) + (b – 5)] / 2 = 40 => a + b = 90 — (1)
(b + c)/2 = 48 => b + c = 96 — (2)
From (1) and (2), we cannot find b
Related Mcqs:
- The average age of a husband and a wife is 23 years when they were married five years ago but now the average age of the husband, wife and child is 20 years(the child was born during the interval). What is the present age of the child?
A. 1 year
B. 2 years
C. 3 years
D. 4 years - The average age of a husband, wife and their child 3 years ago was 27 years and that of wife and the child 5 years ago was 20 years. The present age of the husband is___________?
A. 35 years
B. 30 years
C. 40 years
D. None of these - Ten years ago, the age of Aftab was one-third the age of Kashif at that time. The present age of Kashif is 12 years more than the present age of Aftab. Find the present age of Aftab?
A. 14
B. 16
C. 18
D. 20
E. None of these - The present average age of a family of five members is 26 years. If the present age of the youngest member in the family is ten years, then what was the average age of the family at the time of the birth of the youngest member ? (Assume no death occurred in the family since the birth of the youngest).
A. 18 years
B. 14 years
C. 20 years
D. 16 years - The average age of seven persons sitting in a row facing east is 28 years. If the average age of the first three persons is 21 years and the average age of the last three persons is 34 years, then find the age of the person sitting in the middle of the row?
A. 30 Years
B. 31 years
C. 26 years
D. 33 years - Three years ago the average age of a family of six members was 19 years. A boy have been born, the average age of the family is the same today. What is the age of the boy?
A. 1 year
B. 1.5 years
C. 2 years
D. 2.5 years - The captain of a cricket team of 11 members is 26 years old and the wicket keeper is 3 years older. If the ages of these two are excluded, the average age of the remaining players is one year less than the average age of the whole team. What is the average of the team?
A. 23 years
B. 24 years
C. 25 years
D. None of these - Masood’s age 18 years hence will be thrice his age four years ago. Find Masood’s present age?
A. 12 years
B. 21 years
C. 18 years
D. 9 years
E. None of these - Eight years ago, Zahid’s age was 4/3 times that of Shahid. Eight years hence, Zahid’s age will be 6/5 times that of Shahid. What is the present age of Zahid?
A. 30 years
B. 40 years
C. 32 years
D. 48 years
E. None of these - The average age of 8 men increases by 2 years when two women are included in place of two men of ages 20 and 24 years. Find the average age of the women?
A. 36 years
B. 24 years
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