Question 1111751: Riddihas age is 5 years younger than aarav.four years later aarav will be twice as old as riddihas.find their present age Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let x be Aarav's age, then
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Riddihas's age = x - 5
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(x+4) = 2 * (x-5) +4
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x +4 = 2x -10 +4
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x = 10
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Aarav's age is 10 years old
Riddihas's age is 10 - 5 = 5 years old
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10+4 = 2*5 +4
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14 = 14
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