Ram's age is 4 times that of his son. Five years ago, Ram was 9 times as old as his son was then. What are their present ages?
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let present age of son be x
present age of Ram be 4x
five years ago
4x-5=9*(x-5)
9x-4x=45-5
5x=40
x=8
son present age is 8
Ram present age is 32
present age of Ram be 4x
five years ago
4x-5=9*(x-5)
9x-4x=45-5
5x=40
x=8
son present age is 8
Ram present age is 32
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