Question

The respective ratio of the ages of
Shami, Nammi and Pammi is
3:4:5. The sum of their ages is 48
years. What will be the respective
ratio of their ages 8 years hence?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Let the present ages of Shami, Nammi and pammi are 3x, 4x and 5x years respectively;

then, According to question,

3x + 4x + 5x = 48

⇒ 12x = 48

∴ x= 4

Hence, their present ages are 12, 16 and 20 years respectively.

So, required ratio = (12 + 8) : (16 + 8) : (20 + 8) = 20 : 24 : 28 = 5 : 6 : 7