SOLUTION: The ratio of the age of a gentleman and his wife is 4 : 3. After 4 years this ratio will be 9 : 7. If at the time of their marriage the ratio was 5 : 3, how many years ago they wer

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Question 295949: The ratio of the age of a gentleman and his wife is 4 : 3. After 4 years this ratio will be 9 : 7. If at the time of their marriage the ratio was 5 : 3, how many years ago they were married?
(a) 10 years (b) 8 years (c) 12 years (d) 15 years
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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g/w=4/3
(g+4)/(w+4)=9/7
(g-m)/(w-m)=5/3
g = 32, m = 12, w = 24
They were married 12 years ago when she was 12 years old and he was 20 years old!
32/24=4*8/3*8=4/3
36/28=9*4/7*4=9/7
20/12=5*4/3*4=5/3