Question

The ages of the ages of Rahul and haroon are in the ratio 5:7.Four yrs later the sum of their age will be 56 yrs . Wat are their present ages

Answer 1

divide both of them to get the answer to 5:7

Answer 2

Let the present age be5x and 3x
Four years later
Rahul 5x + 4
Haroon 7x +4

(5x+4)+(7x+4)=56
12x+8=56
12x=56-8
12x=48
x=48/12=4

5x=5×4=20
7x=7×4=28