document.write( "Question 979941: the ratio of ages of rohit and rana is 5:7 and their difference of age is 4 years.find the sum their ages. \n" ); document.write( "
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let's Rohit's age be \"x\" and Rana's age be \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the ratio of ages of Rohit and Rana is \"5%3A7\"(means Rohit is older), we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5%3A7=x%3Ay\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"7x=5y\".........solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%285%2F7%29y\"......eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " and if their difference of age is \"4\" years, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-x=4\"................solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=y-4\"......eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since left sides of eq.1 and eq.2 are same, than right sides are same too\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%285%2F7%29y=y-4\"........solve for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7%285%2F7%29y=7y-4%2A7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5y=7y-28\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=7y-5y-28\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"28=2y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=28%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=14\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=y-4\"=>\"x=14-4\"=>\"x=10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, the sum their ages is \"x%2By=10%2B14=24\"\r
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