Question

The ages (in years) of ramesh and rahim are in the ratio 5:7.if ramesh were 9year older and rahim 9 year younger ,the age of ramesh would have been twice the age of rahim .find their present age ?

Answer 1

the ratio will become 5× and 7×
so by condition the equation will b
$2 (5x + 9) = 7x - 9$
now solve it and put the value of × in itt

Answer 2

Answer:

The ratio of their ages = 5:7, lets take x to be the common value for the simplification of the ratio of their ages. That means that the age of Ramesh will be 5x, and that of Rahim would be 7x. Ramesh 9 years older will be 5x+9 years. Rahim 9 years younger will be 7x-9 year

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