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Multiple choice

Ratio between ages of two brothers is 5: 8 and difference between their ages is 12, find their ages.

  1. $20, 32$
  2. $16, 28$
  3. $18, 30$
  4. $22, 34$
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Let the ages be 5x and 8x. The difference is 8x - 5x = 3x = 12, so x = 4. Therefore the ages are 5*4 = 20 and 8*4 = 32 years. Option A matches these values.

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