SOLUTION: Ram tells shyam when I was half of your age you were one third of my present age. If ram's present age is 36. How old is shyam now?

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Question 863209: Ram tells shyam when I was half of your age you were one third of my present age. If ram's present age is 36. How old is shyam now?
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Ram tells shyam when I was half of your age you were one third of my present age. If ram's present age is 36. How old is shyam now?
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let x=shyam's age now
12+(36-x/2)=x
48=1.5x
x=48/1.5=32
How old is shyam now? 32