Question

The age of Mukesh and Suresh are in the ratio 5:7.Four years later the sum of their ages will be 56 years what are their parents ages

Answer 1

Answer:

let the ages be 5x and 7x

(5x + 4) + (7x + 4) = 56

12x + 8 = 56

12x = 48

x = 48/12 = 4

5(4) = 20 yrs

7(4) = 28 yrs