Question
Currently, the ages of Vikesh and Vishal are in a ratio
of 7:5. Vijay's age is 20% lower than Vishal's. If the average age of Vikesh, Vishal, and Vijay is 32 years, determine how old Vijay is now.Solution
Let the present ages of Vikesh and Vishal are 7x years and 5x years respectively. So the present age of Vijay = 0.80 × 5x = 4x years According to question: 7x + 5x + 4x = 3 × 32 16x = 96, x = 6 So the present age of Vijay = 6 × 4 = 24 years Hence, option b.
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