Question

8 years ago the ratio of Ram's age to Mohan's age was 5:6. If the sum of their present ages is 60 years find their present ages.​

Answer 1

Answer:

R:M=4:5

R:A=5:6

R:M:A=20:25:24

20X+25X+24X=69

69X=69

X=69

SO, M=25*X

M=25*1

M=25

Mohan's age=25 years

SO the ratio of the ages of Ram:Mohan:Anil = 20:25:24

The sum of the ages of the three is 69 so Ram is 20 years, Mohan is 25 and Anil is 24.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

What we know:

8 years ago ratio was 5:6

Sum of current ages is 60 years

Step-by-step explanation:

Let age of Ram 8 years ago be 5x and Mohan 8 years 6x

Now, we can frame the equation -

(8 + 5x) + (6x + 8) = 60 (Adding 8 to their past ages to get their current ages)

11x + 16 = 60

11x = 60 - 16 = 44

11x = 44

x = 44 ÷ 11

x = 4

Now, we can get the ages of Ram and Mohan

Ram present age - 5x + 8

= (5 × 4) + 8

= 28 years

Mohan present age - 6x + 8

= (6 × 4) + 8

= 32 years