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Question
Shweta's age is six times that of Jayeeta's age. 15 years hence Shweta will be three times as old as Jayeeta; find their ages.
Solution
Let Jayeeta's age be x years and Shweta's age be 6x years.
15 years hence, means after 15years.
As per the given condition,
6x + 15 = 3(x + 15)
⇒ 6x + 15 = x + 45
⇒ 3x = 30
⇒ x = 10
Jayeeta's age = x years = 10 years
Shweta's age = 6x = 6(10) = 60 years
Hence, Jayeeta's age is 10 years and Shweeta's age is 60 years.
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