Question

Present ages of Meena and Ritu are in the ratio 4:5. Eight years from now the ratio of their ages will be 6:7. Find their present ages.

Answer 1

Answer:

Their present ages are 16 and 20 years

Step-by-step explanation:

Let present ages of Meena and Ritu be 4x and 5x

Eight years later

The ages becomes (4x + 8) and (5x + 8)

$\frac{4x + 8}{5x + 8}$  = $\frac{6}{7}$

28x + 56 = 30x + 48

2x = 8

x = 4

Present age of Meena = 4x = 16 years

Present age of Ritu = 5x = 20 years

Their present ages are 16 and 20 years