Question

Pravin and Ritesh have pocet money in the ratio 5:3. If Pravin gives Rs.20 to Ritesh , both of them will have equal amount of money . How much did each of them have in the beginning ?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

let pravin has 5x money and ritesh has 3x

according to question

5x-20=3x+20

5x-3x=20+20

2x = 40

x= 40/2

x=20

pravin has in beginning= 5x=5*20=100

ritesh hasin beginning = 3x= 3*20=60