2) Sum of the present ages of Manish and Savita is 31. Manish's age 3 years ago was 4
times the age of Savita. Find their present ages.
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Let the present ages of Manish and Savita be x and y respectively
x + y = 31.........(1)
4(x-3)= y-3
4x -12 = y-3
4x-y = 9.........(2)
from eqn 1 and 2
5x = 40
x = 8
and y = 31-8 = 23
y =23
Thus, their present ages is
Manish = 8 yrs
Savita = 23 yrs
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