SOLUTION: In seven years the ratio of teacher amans age to that of student gullem will be 3:2.if the difference of there ages is 15 how old are they nowT

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Question 1104060: In seven years the ratio of teacher amans age to that of student gullem will be 3:2.if the difference of there ages is 15 how old are they nowT
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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y, teacher
x, student
system%28%28y%2B7%29%2F%28x%2B7%29=3%2F2%2Cy-x=15%29
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y=x%2B15
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%28x%2B15%2B7%29%2F%28x%2B7%29=3%2F2
%28x%2B22%29%2F%28x%2B7%29=3%2F2
2%28x%2B22%29=3%28x%2B7%29
2x%2B44=3x%2B21
x=44-21
highlight%28x=23%29
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highlight%28y=38%29

Answer by ikleyn(52909) About Me  (Show Source):
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This difference "3 parts" of the teacher age minus "2 parts" of the student age is exactly 15 years.


So, in seven years they will be 30 and 45 years old,


and now they are  30-7 = 23  and  45-7 = 38 years old.