Age-Based Word Problems (Practice Set)
1. A father is 4 times as old as his son. After 10 years, the father's age will be twice the son's age.
What is the father's current age?
2. The sum of ages of A and B is 36. Five years ago, A was twice as old as B. What are their
present ages?
3. The age of a girl is 3 years more than half of her brother's age. If the brother is 14, what is the
girl's age?
4. In 5 years, Ali will be three times as old as he was 5 years ago. What is his current age?
5. The difference between the ages of a father and son is 30. After 5 years, the father's age will be
twice the son's age. What is the father's current age?
6. Ten years ago, a father was three times as old as his son. Now, he is only twice as old. What is
the son's current age?
7. A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice his son's age. What is the
man's current age?
8. Sum of the ages of a mother and daughter is 50. After 5 years, the mother will be three times as
old as her daughter. Find their present ages.
9. A person is 5 times as old as his daughter. In 5 years, he will be three times as old. What is his
current age?
10. Five years ago, the age of A was three times the age of B. After 10 years, A will be twice as old
as B. What are their current ages?
11. Sum of ages of two brothers is 28. One is 4 years younger than the other. What are their ages?
12. A's father is 5 times older than A. After 6 years, the father will be 3 times as old. Find their
present ages.
13. The present age of a mother is 3 times that of her daughter. After 12 years, the mother will be
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twice as old. Find their present ages.
14. The sum of the ages of a father and his son is 60 years. Six years ago, the father's age was five
times the son's age. What are their present ages?
15. The difference between the ages of two friends is 6 years. After 4 years, the sum of their ages
will be 44. What are their current ages?
16. The present age of a man is twice that of his son. Eight years hence, the man's age will be 1.5
times the age of his son. What is the man's current age?
17. Ten years from now, a mother will be twice as old as her son. Currently, the mother is 30 years
old. What is the son's current age?
18. Three years ago, the age of a boy was one-fourth of his father's age. In three years, it will be
one-third. What is the current age of the boy?
19. A father is 6 times the age of his son. In 10 years, he will be four times as old. What is the
father's current age?
20. The sum of the ages of a brother and sister is 34. After 2 years, the brother will be 4 years older
than the sister. What are their current ages?
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