Ravi is 4 years older than Shalini. If the ratio between their ages is 7:9, how old is Shalini?
16 years
18 years
28 years
Cannot be determined
None of these
Let Shalini's age be x years.
Then, Ravi's age = (x + 7) year
∴xx+4=79⇔9x−7x=28⇔2x=28⇔x=14.
Ravi is 40 years older than Tony. In five years, he will be twice as old as Tony. Find their present ages.