The ratio between the present ages of A and B is 5:3 respectively. The ratio between A's age 4 years ago and B's age 4 years hence is 1:1. What is the ratio between A's age 4 years hence and B's age 4 years ago?
3:1
Let the present ages of A and B be 5x and 3x years respectively.
Then, 5x−43x+4=1
⇒x=4
∴ Required ratio = (5x+4) : (3x - 4) = 24:8 = 3:1