Question

Mathura is 60 years old krishna is 80 yrs old how many yrs ago was the ratio of their age 4:6

Answer 1

Answer:

20

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of years ago be x

therefore x years ago, Mathura was (60-x) years old and Krishna was (80-x) years old. Let the ratio of their ages be equal to 4:6

$\frac{60-x}{80-x}=\frac{4}{6}\\  \\320-4x=360-6x\\2x=40\\x=20$