Six years ago, the ratio of the ages of Ravi and Laxmi was 6:5. Four years hence, the ratio will be…
Let the ages six years ago be \(6x\) and \(5x\). Four years from now is ten years after that point, so \(\frac{6x+10}{5x+10} = \frac{11}{10}\), giving \(60x+100 = 55x+110\)…
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Six years ago, the ratio of the ages of Ravi and Laxmi was 6:5. Four years hence, the ratio will be 11:10. Ravi's age at present is
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Let the ages six years ago be and . Four years from now is ten years after that point, so , giving and . Ravi was therefore 12 six years ago, so his present age is 18 years.
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