Question

the age of tanmay and naman are in ratio of 5:7.after 5 years the ratio of their ages will be 5:6 . find their present ages? don't spam
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Answer 1

Answer:

let the age of tanmay be 5x

& the age of naman be 7x

after 5 years

5x+5/7x+5 = 5/6

6(5x+5) = 5(7x +5)

30x +30 = 35x +25

30-25 = 25x-30x

5 = 5x

5x = 5

x = 1

tanmay's present age = 5x = 5 years

Naman's present age = 7x = 7 years.