The sum of the ages of two persons A and B is 50. 5 years ago, the ratio of their ages was 5/3. The…
Five years ago the two ages added up to \(50 - 10 = 40\). Splitting 40 in the ratio 5 : 3 gives 25 and 15, so the present ages are 30 and 20. The pair 35 and 15 fails,…
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The sum of the ages of two persons A and B is 50. 5 years ago, the ratio of their ages was 5/3. The present age of A and B are
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Five years ago the two ages added up to . Splitting 40 in the ratio 5 : 3 gives 25 and 15, so the present ages are 30 and 20. The pair 35 and 15 fails, because five years ago they were 30 and 10, a ratio of 3 : 1, not 5 : 3.
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