Three years ago, Anurag was thrice as old as Bhargav was. Two years hence, Anurag will be twice as old as Bhargav will be. What is the present age of Anurag ?(in years)
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Anurag is 18 yrs old
Step-by-step explanation:
lets call Anurag : 'a'
Bhargav : 'b'
Three yrs ago: a's age : 3x
b's age: x
Two yrs hence: a_age: 3x+5
b_age: x+5
(we add 5 because 2yrs hence is actually 5yrs after 3yrs ago)
Now we can frame an equation:
Since Anurag will be twice as old as Bhargav,
2*(b)=a
= 2*(x+5)= 3x+5
=2x +10 = 3x+5
= 10-5 = 3x-2x
After solving for x, we get:
x = 5
Anurag's present age is 3x+3:
(we add 3 because the present is actually 3yrs after 3yrs ago)
hence, Anurags age is (3*5)+5
=18
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