two years before poul was two tymes of alic's age.at present poul's age is 6 tumes of alice. what is the poul's present age?

• Present age of paulan not be more than double as his age was two times two years ago.
  
  The age multiple always decreases with increase in age of two persons .
  e.g.
  If 2 year earlier, ages are 4 and 2 years ..... ratio is 2.
  now ages should be 6 and 4 which is 1.5 times
  It will go on decreasing as time passes.
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• @ Sachin,
  pls check.
  ur sol
  ALIC'S AGE :- X
  PSUL'S AGE 2 YEARS B4: 2(X-2)=2X-4= 2X=4 => X=2
  
  Can u explain how you have taken 2X=4
  have u assumed that PSUL'S AGE 2 YEARS B4: is ZERO.
  
  
  I think Dipin is right.
  
  Ratio of two ages will always decrease with time when age increases.
  well explained by Dipin with example.
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• QVAADI,
  
  If poul is now 3 years old.
  Then present age of Alic is 0.5 years as present poul's age is 6 tumes of alice.
  Then 2 years ago, paul was 1 year old .
  Alic was ????? Years old. and Paul's age was 6 times age of Alic.
  How is it possible ?
  
  Pls check before putting some answer/solution.
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• There is some mistake in given data.
  Pls check.
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• ALIC'S AGE :- X
  PSUL'S AGE 2 YEARS B4: 2(X-2)=2X-4= 2X=4 => X=2
  PAULS PRESENT AGE :- 6(X+2)= 6X + 12 => 24
  ALC'S PRESENT AGE:- X+2 = 4
  SO PAULS AGE IS 6 TIMES OF ALICS.. :)
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• Let Poul age at present=p
  Alice age at present=a
  p-2=2a
  and p=6a from the above conditions
  a=1/2
  so p=6*1/2=3 years
  that means poul is 3 years at present
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• i think poul's present age should be 3 years
  
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• poul's present age is 6 years.
  let x and y be the present ages of poul and alic respectively.
  according to question x=6y; x-2=2(6y-2)
  solving the equations we get y=1 and x=6.
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