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the ratio of sadia's age to her father's age is 3:6. The sum of their age is 96 .What is sadia's age​

User Aung Thet
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We have,


a:b=3:6,a+b=96

Introduce variable
x such that
a=3x,b=6x

The sum
a+b=96 is therefore
9x=96\implies x=10.\overline{6}

So,


a=3\cdot10.\overline{6}=\boxed{32} (sadia's age)


b=6\cdot10.\overline{6}=\boxed{64} (father's age)

Hope this helps :)

User Sameek Mishra
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