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Present age of A and B are in the ratio of 5 : 4 respectively. Three year hence the ratio of their ages will...

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Present age of A and B are in the ratio of 5 : 4 respectively. Three year hence the ratio of their ages will become 11 : 9 respectively. What is A's present age ?

posted Apr 16, 2016 by Jay Yadav

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X = present age of A , Y = present age of B
Two equation can be written, as follows:
X / Y = 5 / 4
(X + 3) / (Y + 3) = 11 / 9
By solving the above system , X = 30 years

answer Apr 18, 2016 by anonymous



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