SOLUTION: Ram said to Rahul 'i am twice as old as you were when i was as old as you are'.if the sum of their ages is 50 years.find their ages.

Question 639490: Ram said to Rahul 'i am twice as old as you were when i was as old as you are'.if the sum of their ages is 50 years.find their ages.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One thing you know for sure is the difference in
their ages is always the same.
Let = Rahul's age now
Ram's age is
The difference in their ages is
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Ram is saying " when I was as old as you are "
Rahul is years old
If Ram is now, how long ago was he years old?
That would be years ago, since

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How old was Rahul then?
He was years old
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And Ram says "I am twice that old" so,

Ram is about 28 and 7 months
Rahul is about 21 and 5 months
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check:
The difference in their ages is

and

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Hope my logic stands up
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