SOLUTION: radha 's present age is 3 yes less than twice her age 12 yr ago also the respective ratio between raj present age and radha present age is 4:9 what will be the raj age after 5 yr

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Question 971806: radha 's present age is 3 yes less than twice her age 12 yr ago also the respective ratio between raj present age and radha present age is 4:9 what will be the raj age after 5 yr??
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radha's present age be r,
then , r=2%2A%28r-12%29-3
=> r=2r-27
=> r=27
So raj's present age is %284%2F9%29%2A+r
i.e.12 years.
So After 5 years, Raj's age = 17 years. Ans.