SOLUTION: raj says to shyam "i was twice as old as you were when i was as old as you now. if the sum of their present ages is 50 years .find their present ages.

Question 436378: raj says to shyam "i was twice as old as you were when i was as old as you now. if the sum of their present ages is 50 years .find their present ages.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x equal raj's age,y equals shyam's. The difference between their ages now is (x-y). When x was y's age, he was twice as old as y was then. Now he is three times as old as y was then. So:
x-y=(1/3)x
3x-3y=x
2x=3y
x+y=50
2x+2y=100
3y+2y=100
5y=100
y=20
x=30.

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