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Question : 59
Total: 100
10 years ago Ram was 5 times as old as Shyam but 20 years later from now he will be only twice as old as Shyam. How many years old is Shyam?
20 years
30 years
40 years
50 years
Validate
Solution:
Let the present ages of Ram and Shyam be x and y.
(x - 10) = 5(y - 10)
x - 5y = - 4 0 .....(I)
(x + 20) = 2(y + 20)
x - 2y = 20 .....(II)
Solving (I) and (II), y = 20 years
Thus, Shyam is 20 years old
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