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vic and ben's ages are in the ratio of 3:4. if vic is 12 years old and 3 months old how old is ben in years and months??

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converting their ages to months:
12*12=144months + 3 months
=147 months
Now, 3 is equivalent to 147 months;
4 will be equivalent to;
4*147/3
= 196 months
= 16 years and 4 months

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