amit is twice as old as his brother Manish . if the difference of their ages be 9 years find their present ages
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let's take the age of Manish as =x
then, Amit will be =2x
they told difference between them is 13
if we write this in an equation we get,
2x-x=9
x=9
Manish is 13
Amit is 2*9.
Amit is 18.
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Solution:
let amit's age be x
and Manish's age be y
From first condition,
by second condition,
Therefore by putting x=2y in second equation,
•°• Amit's age is 9 years and Manish's age is 18 years
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