The ratio of two men to age is 5:7, 18 years ago his age was in the ratio of 8:13 his age is.
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Let the present ages of two persons be 5x and 7x years Age of two persons 18 years ago are (5x – 18) and (7x – 18) years Given (5x – 18)/(7x – 18) = 8/13 13(5x – 18) = 8(7x – 18) 65x – 234 = 56x – 144 9x = 90 Therefore, x = 10 Thus age of the two persons are 50 and 70 years.
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the age of the two person will be 50 and 70 years respectively
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