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Half a decade ago, the ages of two individuals, Akash

Q: Answer-Half a decade ago, the ages of two individuals, Akash and Kavita, were in a specific ratio of 2:3. F...

ATQ, Let the ages of Akash and Kavita, five years ago from now, was 2k years and 3k years, respectively. 2k 10 3k 10 0.75 Or, 2k 10 2.25k 7.5 Or, 0.25k 2.5 So, k 10 So, present age of Akash 2k 5 2 10 5 25 years And present age of Kavita 3k 5 3 10 5 35 years So, required sum 25 35 60 years

and Kavita, were in a specific ratio of 2:3. Fast forward five years from the present, we find that Akash's age will be a quarter less than that of Kavita's age. Could you determine the combined total of their current ages?

A 60 yrs

B 50 yrs

C 45 yrs

D 35 yrs

E none of these

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