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Question 914879: Please help me solve this thank you 😊
Two brothers are respectively 5 and 8 years old. In how many years will the ratio of their ages be 4:5?
Found 2 solutions by KlambinRonsentaswer, ewatrrr:
Answer by KlambinRonsentaswer(36) About Me  (Show Source):
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The answer is 7.

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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X the number of Years it will take for the ratio of their ages to be 4:5
%285%2Bx%29%2F%288%2Bx%29+=+4%2F5 | Cross Multiplying to solve
32x = 4x = 25 + 5x
7years = x