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Radha's present age is three years less than twice her age 12 years ago. Also the respective ratio between Raj's present age and Radha's pr…

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Radha's present age is three years less than twice her age 12 years ago. Also the respective ratio between Raj's present age and Radha's present age is 4 : 9. What will be Raj's age after 5 years ?

A14 years
B15 years
C16 years
D17 years

Correct answer: D

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CCommunity11 Jul 2021

17 years

Let Radha's present age = x years.
∴ x = 2 (x = 12) - 3
= x = 2x - 24 - 3
= x = 27
∴ Raja's present age = 4/9 x 27= 12 years
∴ Raja's age after 5 years = 12 + 5 = 17 years