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The ages of Lokendra and Dharmendra are in the ratio 6:5 and the sum of their ages is 44 years. What…

Let the ages be \(6x\) and \(5x\). Since \(6x+5x=44\), we get \(x=4\), so the present ages are 24 and 20 years. After 4 years they become 28 and 24, and \(28:24\) reduces to…

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The ages of Lokendra and Dharmendra are in the ratio 6:5 and the sum of their ages is 44 years.
What will be the ratio of their ages after 4 years?

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Let the ages be 6x6x and 5x5x. Since 6x+5x=446x+5x=44, we get x=4x=4, so the present ages are 24 and 20 years. After 4 years they become 28 and 24, and 28:2428:24 reduces to 7:67:6.

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