Question
Eight years ago, Pawan's age was 25% greater than
Bheem's age at that time. If their combined current ages total 70 years, determine Pawan's current age.Solution
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8 years ago from now, Let the age of ‘Bheem’ be ‘x’ years Therefore, age of ‘Pawan’ = 1.25x years According to the question, 1.25x + 8 + x + 8 = 70 Or, 2.25x = 54 Or, x = 24 Present age of ‘Pawan’ = 1.25x + 8 = 38 years
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