Question

At present, the ratio between the ages of Arun and Deepak is 4 : 3. After 5 years, Arun’s age will be 25 years. What is the age of Deepak at present? *

1 point

15 years

19 and half

21 years

12 years

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Answer 1

Let the present ages of Arun and Deepak be 4x years and 3x years respectively. Then,

4x + 6 = 26 4x = 20

x = 5.

Deepak's age = 3x = 15 years.