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Chapter-10
Problems on Ages
Examples A
1. The sum of Aung Aung’s and Su Su’s ages is 30. If the age
of Su Su 3 years ago was the same as the age of Aung Aung
1 years later, how old is Su Su now?

2. The sum of Ko Htun’s and Ma Thet May’s ages is 62. If the

age of Ma Thet May 6 years ago is the age of Ko Htun 6
years later, how old is Ko Htun now?

3. The sum of Sai Sai’s and G-Fatt’s ages is 69. If the age of
G-Fatt 2 years later is the half of the age of Sai Sai 5 years
ago, how old is Sai Sai now?

4. May Thu and her brother are 17 and 12 years old

respectively. When the sum of their ages is 51, how old will
they be?

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Exercise A
1. The sum of father’s and mother’s ages is 102. If the age of
father 2 years ago was the same as the age of mother 2 years
later, how old is mother now?
2. The sum of father’s and mother’s ages is 93. If the age of
father 3 years ago was the same as the age of mother 8 years
later, how old is father now? (HKIMO)
3. The difference of Poe Poe’s age and her brother’s age is 7.
What is the difference of their ages when their sum of ages
is 89?
4. The sum of Alice’s and Peter’s ages is 36. If the age of Alice
3 years ago was the half of the age of Peter 9 years later, how
old is Alice now?(HKIMO)
5. The sum of father’s and mother’s ages is 81. If the age of
father 3 years ago is the same as the age of mother 8 years
ago, how old is mother now? (HKIMO)
6. Htun Wai and his sister are 28 and 17 years old respectively.
When the sum of their ages is 77, how old will they be?
7. The sum of Alice’s and Peter’s ages is 47. If the age of Alice
2 years ago was the half of the age of Peter 6 years later, how
old is Alice now? (HKIMO)
8. The sum of Amy’s and Peter’s ages is 76. If the age of
Amy 4 years ago is the age of Peter 2 years later, how old
is Amy now?(HKIMO)

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Examples (B)
1. The age of Min Min 2 years ago is equal to the age of Soe
Soe 3 years later. How old is Soe Soe when Min Min is 26
years old?

2. The age of Saint Saint 10 years later is equal to the age of

Thi Thi 6 years later. Given that Saint Saint is 15 years old
now, how old is Thi Thi now?

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Exercise B
1. The age of Sammy 3 years later is equal to the age of Joseph
6 years ago. How old is Sammy when Joseph is 18 years old?

2. The age of Sammy 4 years later is equal to the age of Joseph

7 years ago. How old is Sammy when Joseph is 19 years old?

3. The age of Alice 8 years later is equal to the age of Peter 3

years ago. How old is Peter when Alice is 20 years old?

4. The age of Alice 11 years later is equal to the age of Peter 5

years later. How old is Peter when Alice is 18 years old?

5. The age of Alice 6 years ago is equal to the age of Peter 7

years later. How old is Peter when Alice is 31 years old?

6. The age of Samuel 7 years later is equal to the age of Joseph

3 years later. Given that Joseph is 42 years old now, how old
is Samuel now?(TIMO)
7. The age of Samuel 6 years later is equal to the age of Joseph
4 years later. Given that the age sum between them is 40 this
year, how old is Joseph now? (TIMO)
8. The age of Samuel 6 years later is equal to the age of Joseph
4 years ago. Given that Joseph is 12 years old now, how old
is Joseph now? (TIMO)
9. The age of Samuel 12 years later is equal to the age of John
14 years ago. Given that Samuel is 12 years old now, how
old is John now? (TIMO)
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10. The age of Samuel 7 years later is equal to 2 times of the age
of Joseph 5 years ago. Given that Samuel is 19 years old
now, how old is Joseph now? (TIMO)
11. The age of Samuel 4 years ago is equal to the age of Joseph
5 years ago. Given that Samuel is 23 years old now, how old
is Joseph now? (TIMO)
12. The age of Samuel 7 years later is equal to the age of Joseph
3 years ago. Given that Joseph is 22 years old now, how old
is Samuel now? (TIMO)
13. The age of Samuel 7 years later is equal to the age of Joseph
3 years later. Given that Joseph is 25 years old now, how old
is Samuel now? (TIMO)

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