SOLUTION: the ages of two people has the ratio of 6:6 and by adding the numbers we get 44,after how many years the ratio would be 8:7?

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Question 334066: the ages of two people has the ratio of 6:6 and by adding the numbers we get 44,after how many years the ratio would be 8:7?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the two ages be A and B.
A%2FB=6%2F6
A=B
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If the two ages are identical, they will never have a ratio of 8:7.
Please re-check your set-up.
The first ratio shouldn't be 6:6.