Question 607315: sushil is now 4times as old as sunil. Five years ago sushil was 7 times sas old as sunil was find the present ages of each of them. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! sushil is now 4times as old as sunil. Five years ago sushil was 7 times sas old as sunil was find the present ages of each of
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s = 4n
(s-5) = 7(n-5)
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Substitute for "s" and solve for "n":
4n-5 = 7n-35
3n = 30
sunil = 10 yrs
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Solve for "s":
s = 4n
sushil = 40 yrs.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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