Question

The ages of Ravi, his father and his grandfather are in the ratio of 2:5:8. The sum of their ages is 150 more than twice the sum of the ratios of their ages.
Find the ages of the family members.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Suppose ages of Ravi , his father and his grand father. According to question , 2 x + 5 x + 8 x = 150 + 2 2 + 5 + 8 15 x = 150 + 30 15 x = 180 x = 12 Therefore , ages of Ravi , his father and his grandfather are 2 × 12 , 5 × 12 and 8 × 12 .