SOLUTION: the ratio of ages of ram and his son is 5:2 if the product of their ages is 640years find the age of ram after 10 years

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Question 631838: the ratio of ages of ram and his son is 5:2 if the product of their ages is 640years find the age of ram after 10 years
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the ratio of ages of  ram and his son is 5:2  Let 5x and 2x represent their ages

if the product of their ages is 640years  5x%2A2x+=+640 x = 8, Ram 40 and son 16

age of ram after 10 years is 50