Multiple choice

Ratio of present ages of Tushar, Garima and Saurav is 5 : 7 : 4. If the sum of their ages after 9 years will be 139 years then what was the age of Garima 5 years ago?

  1. 30 years

  2. 37 years

  3. 44 years

  4. 36 years

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Let present ages be 5x, 7x, 4x. Sum after 9 years: (5x+9)+(7x+9)+(4x+9)=16x+27=139, so 16x=112, x=7. Garima's present age = 7x = 49. Garima's age 5 years ago = 49-5 = 44 years. Let me verify: Tushar=35, Garima=49, Saurav=28. After 9 years: 44+58+37=139. Correct. The marked answer C (44 years) is correct.