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Two years ago, Ram was thrice as old as his daughter and six years later he will be four years older than twice her ago how old are they now?

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$l e t c u r r e n t a g e o f R a m a n d d a u g h t e r b e x a n d y r e s p e c t i v e l y . (x - 2) = 3 (y - 2) o r x - 2 = 3 y - 6 o r x = 3 y - 4 \to (1) a n d x + 6 = 2 (y + 6) + 4 o r x = 2 y + 16 - 63 o r 3 y - 4 = 2 y + 10 ∴ y = 14 y e a r s t h e n x = 3 (14) - 4 = 38 y e a r s$

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