radha is 19 years younger than her cousin.after 5 years their ages will be in the ratio 2:3 .find the number
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Note: radha was and always will be 19 year younger than his cousin
Let x represent his cousin's age, then Radhas age is (x-19)
write as we read (in 5 years...)***
cross multiply to solve
2x = 3(x-19)
solve for x (cousin's age in 5 years)
2x = 3x - 57
57 =x (cousin's age in 5 years)
cousin is now 52 and Radha is 33 (52-19)
checking our answer
38/57 = 2/3
Let x represent his cousin's age, then Radhas age is (x-19)
write as we read (in 5 years...)***
cross multiply to solve
2x = 3(x-19)
solve for x (cousin's age in 5 years)
2x = 3x - 57
57 =x (cousin's age in 5 years)
cousin is now 52 and Radha is 33 (52-19)
checking our answer
38/57 = 2/3
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