Question

The ages of Rahul and Haroon are in the ratio 5:7. Four years later the su ages will be 56 years. What are their present ages?

Answer 1

As stated the ages of Rahul and Haroon are in the ratio 5:7.
Assume that common age = X years
Then the ages of Rahul = 5X years
The age of Haroon = 7X years

AFTER FOR YEARS
The age of Rahul will be = (5X + 4) years
The age of Haroon will be = (7X + 4) years

Sum of their ages will be 56 years.
(5X + 4) years + (7X + 4) years = 56 years
5X + 4 + 7X + 4 = 56
12X + 8 = 56
12X = 56 - 8
12X = 48
X = 48 / 12
X = 4

Therefore,
Rahul's present age is (5 x 4) = 20 years
Haroon's present age is (7 x 4) = 28 years

Answer 2

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The age of Rahul and Haroon are in the ratio 5:7. Four years later the sum of ages will be 56 years. What are their present ages?

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Let the current age of Rahul and Haroon be 5x and 7x respectively

Four years later their ages become 5x + 4 and 7x + 4 respectively.

According to the question,

5x + 4 +7x + 4 = 56

or 12x + 8 = 56

Transposing 8 to the RHS we get,

12x = 48

Dividing both sides by 12 gives,

x = 48/12 = 4

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Thus current age of Rahul = 5*4 = 20

Haroon = 7*4 = 28

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