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Sujay's age is 15years his father's age is 45yearsand his mother's age is 40years

Find the ratios of Sujay'sage:DifferencebetweenhisFather'sageandhisage


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Step-1: Find the difference between his father's age and his age

Differencebetweenhisfather'sageandhisage=45-15Differencebetweenhisfather'sageandhisage=30

Step-2: Find Sujay'sage:DifferencebetweenhisFather'sageandhisage

Sujay'sage:DifferencebetweenhisFather'sageandhisage=15:30

Step-3: Simplify the ratio 15:30

15:30=15÷1530÷15( To simplify 15:30divide it by HCF of 15and 30 The HCF of 15and 30 is 15)

15:30=12=1:2

Hence, the ratio Sujay'sage:DifferencebetweenhisFather'sageandhisageis 1:2


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