Question

the age of two brothers are in the ratio 8 ratio 5 if the elder brother is 4 year 8 month old what is the age of younger one​

Answer 1

Answer:

2 years 11 months is the correct answer

Explaination:

Let the age of elder brother be 8x and younger be 5x

Let the age of elder brother be 8x and younger be 5xThen according to question :

Let the age of elder brother be 8x and younger be 5xThen according to question :8x = 4+8/12

Let the age of elder brother be 8x and younger be 5xThen according to question :8x = 4+8/128x= 56/12

Let the age of elder brother be 8x and younger be 5xThen according to question :8x = 4+8/128x= 56/128x=14/3

Let the age of elder brother be 8x and younger be 5xThen according to question :8x = 4+8/128x= 56/128x=14/3x= 14/24

Let the age of elder brother be 8x and younger be 5xThen according to question :8x = 4+8/128x= 56/128x=14/3x= 14/24x= 7/12

Let the age of elder brother be 8x and younger be 5xThen according to question :8x = 4+8/128x= 56/128x=14/3x= 14/24x= 7/12Therefore, age of younger brother

Let the age of elder brother be 8x and younger be 5xThen according to question :8x = 4+8/128x= 56/128x=14/3x= 14/24x= 7/12Therefore, age of younger brother5x= 5*7/12

Let the age of elder brother be 8x and younger be 5xThen according to question :8x = 4+8/128x= 56/128x=14/3x= 14/24x= 7/12Therefore, age of younger brother5x= 5*7/12=35/12

Let the age of elder brother be 8x and younger be 5xThen according to question :8x = 4+8/128x= 56/128x=14/3x= 14/24x= 7/12Therefore, age of younger brother5x= 5*7/12=35/12= 35 months

Let the age of elder brother be 8x and younger be 5xThen according to question :8x = 4+8/128x= 56/128x=14/3x= 14/24x= 7/12Therefore, age of younger brother5x= 5*7/12=35/12= 35 months=> 2 years 11 months