There are six friends. The sum of the ages of all the friends is 126. If the sum of the ages of

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There are six friends. The sum of the ages of all the friends is 126. If the sum of the ages of
elder 3 friends is 5/4 times that of the younger 3, then sum of the ages of younger 3 is

OPtion

1) 90
2) 58
3) 70
4) 75
5) 60
6) 56
7) 49
8) 54
9) 86
10) 80

Solution

Answer: Let the sum of the ages of younger 3 friends is x and that of elder 3 friends is 5/4x.
According to given condition
(5/4) x + x = 126
(9/4) x = 126
x = 126 *4 /9 = 56

Correct Option: 6 Best Solution (3)