Question

The Ratio of ages of Anju and her mother is 2:5. At the time of Anju's birth her mothers age was 27 years. Find the present ages of Anju and her mother.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Anju's age: 18

Mother's age: 45

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the common age be 'x'

Then,

          Anju's age = 2x

          Mother's age = 5x

When Anju born,

                              Anju's age = 0

                              Mother's age = 27

Thus we can say that Mother is 27 years older than Anju.

Thus,

         2x + 27 = 5x

         5x - 2x = 27

         3x = 27

         x = 9

Thus, the common age is 9.

Then,

          Anju's age = 2 x 9 = 18

          Mother's age = 5 x 9 = 45

Therefore, the present ages of Anju and her mother are 18 and 45 respectively.

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