Question

Pretty is twice as old as Riya, six years ago her age was three times riya's age. Find the present
ages​

Answer 1

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let age of Arjun be ′ x ′ and age of Shriya be ′ y ′ then according to question x=2y−−−(1)and five years ago x−5=3(y−5)x−5=3y−15x−3y+10=0−−−(2)using eq(1)2y−3y+10=0y=10and x=20