One year ago, Smitha was four times as old as her daughter Pallavi. Six years hence, Smitha’s age

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06 Jul 2020 Age

One year ago, Smitha was four times as old as her daughter Pallavi. Six years hence, Smitha’s age will exceed her daughter’s age by 9 years. The ratio of the present ages of Smith and her daughter is:

OPtion

1) 9:2
2) 7:2
3) 13:3
4) 13:5
5) 12:5
6) 14:3
7) 13:4
8) 14:5
9) 15:5
10) None of these

Solution

Let the ages of Smitha and Pallavi 1 year ago be 4x and x years respectively.

Then, [(4x+1)+6]-[(x+1)+6]=9

=>3x=9

=> x=3

therefore, Required ratio= (4x+1):(x+1)= 13:4

Correct Option: 7 Best Solution (0)