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Raghvan has spent a quarter of his life as a boy.One fifth as a youth,one-third as a man and 13 in old age.what is his present age?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let his present age be x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1/4 as boy\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1/5 as youth\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1/3 as man\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "13 in old age\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1/4 *x + 1/3 * x+ 1/5* x +13 =x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1/4 *x + 1/3 * x+ 1/5* x -x = -13\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "take LCM\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "15x+20x+12x-60x / 60 = -13 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "15x+20x+12x-60x=-13* 60\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-13x=-780\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=60\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Raghavan's age is 60 years\r
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