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The present age of Pratik and Arjun are in the ratio 2 : 3. After 4 years, the ratio of their ages will be 4 : 5. The present age of Pratik would be
___ years.
___ years.
Answer:
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Let the present age of Pratik be 2x and Arjun be 3x.
4 years from now, Pratik 's age = 2x + 4 and Arjun 's age = 3x + 4
Given that,2x+43x+4=45
⟹10x+20=12x+16
Thus, 2x=4⟹x=2
Pratik's present age is 2x=4.
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Let the present age of Pratik be 2x and Arjun be 3x.
4 years from now, Pratik 's age = 2x + 4 and Arjun 's age = 3x + 4
Given that,2x+43x+4=45
⟹10x+20=12x+16
Thus, 2x=4⟹x=2
Pratik's present age is 2x=4.
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