Question: The ratio of the age of Ram and Rahim 10 yr’s ago was 1: 3. The ratio of their ages five years hence will be 2: 3. Then, the ratio of their present ages is
Options:
A) 1 : 2
B) 3 : 5
C) 3 : 4
D) 2 : 5
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
- Let 10 yr’s ago, ages of Ram and Rahim were and 3x yr’s, respectively.
Present age of Ram = x + 10
Present age of Rahim = 3x +10
According to the question,
$ \frac{x+10+5}{3x+10+5}=\frac{2}{3} $
$ \Rightarrow $ $ 3x+45=6x+30 $
$ \Rightarrow $ $ 3x=15 $
$ \Rightarrow $ $ x=5 $
$ \therefore $ Required Ratio $ =\frac{5+10}{3\times 5+10}=\frac{15}{25}=3:5 $