The ages of two friends is in the ratio 5:6. After how many years will the ages be in the ratio 7:8?

• ans is 2 year
  5+x/6+x=7/8
  x=2
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• after 10 years
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• 5x+y/(6x+y)=7/8
  y=2x,so
  many solutions are present.
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• 5x+y/(6x+y)=7/8
  y=2x,so
  any answer but it is even....
  so this question asked than three of them options are odd and one of them
  are even we chose even answer....
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• the simple method to solve this problem=
  let present age are 5x and 6x
  let after n year the ration become 7:8
  so
  5x+n/6x+n=7/8
  =>40x+8n=42x+7n
  =>2x=n
  so there are many solution no such definite ans
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• Dear
  if present age are 25/30 then its become 10 (35/40)
  so data is incomplete i think
  there must be 1 more relation
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• undefined is the answer
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• Data is insufficient....
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• plz someone give me the correct solution.
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• Dears solution is 2 years
  when we let the present age 5and6
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