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The present ages of Prajwal and Lavanya are in the ratio respectively. After years, the ratio of Prajwal's age to Lavanya's age will be . What is Prajwal's present age?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let the present ages of Prajwal and Lavanya be and respectively, where is a constant multiplier.
According to the given condition, after years, their ages will be and , and their ratio becomes :



Cross-multiply to solve for :





Rearrange the terms:





Now, calculate Prajwal's present age:



Therefore, Prajwal's present age is years.

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The present ages of Prajwal and Lavanya are in the ratio respectively. After years, the ratio of Prajwal's age to Lavanya's age will be . What is Prajwal's present age?
A
B
C
D

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