Question

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The age ratio of Ram and Sham is 8: 5 and their age difference is 15. What is the age of Ram?

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Answer 1

Given :

• Ratio of Ram's and Sham's is age 8 : 5
• Difference between their ages is 15

To Find :

• Find the age of Ram ?

Solution :

• Age of Ram be 8p
• Age of Sham be 5p

According to the question :

• Difference of their ages = 15

➣ 8p - 5p = 15

➣ 3p = 15

➣ p = 15/3

➣ p = 5

Hence,

• Age of Ram = 8p
• Age of Ram = 8 × 5
• Age of Ram = 40 years.

Answer 2

Given :

• Ratio of Ram's and Sham's age is 8:5.
• Difference between their ages is 15.

To Find :

• Age of Ram

Solution :

Let,

• Age of Ram be 8p
• Age of Sham be 5p

According to the Question :

→ Difference of their ages = 15

→ 8p - 5p = 15

→ 3p = 15

→ p = 15/3

→ p = 5

Therefore :

→Age of Ram = 8p

→Age of Ram = 8 × 5

→Age of Ram = 40 years