The age of Ramesh and Suresh differ by 20 years. If 4 years ago the age of Suresh be 3 times as old

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29 Mar 2021 AGE

The age of Ramesh and Suresh differ by 20 years. If 4 years ago the age of Suresh be 3 times as old as the Ramesh, Find their present Suresh.

OPtion

1) 36
2) 35
3) 32
4) 39
5) 29
6) 30
7) 33
8) 34
9) 28
10) None of the above

Solution

Let the age of the Ramesh is X years.
Then the age of the Suresh will be= (X + 20) Years
As given:- 3 (X-4) = (X + 20 – 4)
3X – 12 = X + 16
2X = 28, X = 14 Years
Hence the age of Suresh Will be = 14+20 = 34 Years.

Correct Option: 8 Best Solution (2)