Question

    Seven years ago, Prachi was four times as old as her

    daughter was at that time. Four years from now, Prachi will be twoand-a-half times as old as her daughter would then be. Find the sum of the present ages (in years) of Prachi and her daughter.
    A 69 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 77 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 49 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 72 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Seven years ago, let daughter's age be x yrs,then Prachi's age = 4x Acc to question, 4 yrs from now, (4x + 7 + 4) = (5/2) x (x + 7 + 4) 5x + 55 = 8x + 22 x = 11 Now, present ages of prachi and her daughter, Daughter's age = 11 + 7 = 18 Prachi's sge = 44 + 7 = 51 Required answer = 51 + 18 = 69 yrs

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