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The present ages of Tina and Mina are in the ratio of 4:5 if the sum of their ages after three years would be 33 years find their present age

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Answer:

Tina is 12 and MIna is 15

Explanation:

Age problems can often be worked by backing out any of the changes in age so as to match the conditions specified at a given time.

Here, the ratio is given for now. The sum of the two ages is 6 years less now than it will be after 3 years, so is now 33 -6 = 27.

The sum of ratio units now is 4+5 = 9, so each ratio unit stands for 27/9 = 3 years of age. The ratio of current ages is ...

3×4 : 3×5 = 12 : 15

Tina is 12 and MIna is 15.

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After 3 years, their ages will be 15 and 18, which will total 33.

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