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The ratio of reemas age to seemas age is 6:7 . After 12 years, the ratio of their ages will be 12:13. Find their present ages.

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Let the present age of Reema and Seema be 6x yrs and 7x yrs.After 12 yrs :Reema's age = 6x + 12 yrsSeema's age = 7x +12 yrsNow, according to question : 6x + 127x + 12 = 121384x + 144 = 78x + 1566x = 12x = 2So, Reema's age = 6×2 = 12 yrsSeema's age = 7×2 = 14 yrs

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