Multiple choice

Mahesh is eighteen years older than Ranjeet. The respective ratio of Mahesh’s age six years hence & Vikas’s present age is 3:2. If the present age of Vikas is twice the age of Ranjeet, what was Mahesh’s age two years ago?

  1. 24 years

  2. 18 years

  3. 28 years

  4. 26 years

  5. 16 years
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Explanation

Let Ranjeet's age be R. Mahesh = R + 18, Vikas = 2R. Mahesh 6 years hence = R + 24. Given (R + 24)/(2R) = 3/2, solving gives R = 12, so Mahesh = 30. Mahesh 2 years ago = 28.

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