At present, the ratio of the age of Maya and Chhaya is 6 : 5 and fifteen years from now, the ratio will get changed to 9 : 8. Maya’s present age is:
(1) 21 years (2) 24 years (3) 30years (4) 40 years Solution: Let Maya’s present age be 6x years and Chhaya’s present age be 5x years. After 15 years, 6x+15/5x+15 = 9/8 ⇒ 48x + 120 = 45x + 135 ⇒ 48x – 45x = 135 – 120 ⇒ 3x= 15 ⇒ x=5 :. Maya’s present age = […]
