Question

Ages of a and b is in ratio 5:3 if b age is 18 years what is a's age

Answer 1

let the ages of a be 5x 5×9=45

and b is 3x 3×9=27

5x-3x=18

2x=18

x=18/2

x=9

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

A's age is 30.

because if you take there both ratio then it will becomes...

A/B=5/3

then in question it is given that B age is 18 then to find the age of A

you simple thing is to do is

just divide 18 by 3.

then u get answer 6 and multiply it by 5 then the answer is 30