Five years ago, the ratio of the ages of a father and daughter is 5:3 and sum of their present age is 74 years. What will be the ratio of their ages after nine years?
Five years ago, the ratio of the ages of a father and daughter is 5:3 and sum of their present age is 74 years. What will be the ratio of their ages after nine years?
Option 1 -
29:19
Option 2 -
27:17
Option 3 -
27:19
Option 4 -
54:37
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Correct Option - 3
Detailed Solution:Five years ago the ratio of their ages was 5:3 with the total age being 64 years. Their individual ages will be 40 and 24 years.
Today their ages will be 45 years and 29 years and after 9 years their ages will be 54 and 38 years.
Required ratio will be 27 : 19.
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