The ages of Swati and Manisha are in the ratio of 5:6 and the sum of their ages is 55 years. What will…
Dividing 55 in the ratio 5:6 gives present ages of 25 and 30, since each part is \(\frac{55}{11}=5\). After 5 years they are 30 and 35, and \(30:35=6:7\). The ratio does not…
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The ages of Swati and Manisha are in the ratio of 5:6 and the sum of their ages is 55 years. What will be the ratio of their ages after 5 years?
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Dividing 55 in the ratio 5:6 gives present ages of 25 and 30, since each part is . After 5 years they are 30 and 35, and . The ratio does not stay 5:6, because adding the same number of years to both ages changes their ratio.
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