Multiple choice

Ankit says that in 10 years, his age will be three times Ritu's age. At present, Ankit is 8 times as old as Ritu, Vijay is 7 times as old as Ritu, and Sneha is 4 times as old as Ritu. What will be the combined age of Sneha and Ritu five years from now?

  1. 26 years

  2. 28 years

  3. 30 years

  4. 32 years

  5. 34 years
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Explanation

Let Ritu's age be x. Ankit = 8x, Vijay = 7x, Sneha = 4x. In 10 years: Ankit + 10 = 3(Ritu + 10) => 8x + 10 = 3x + 30 => 5x = 20 => x = 4. Sneha is 4*4 = 16. Ritu is 4. Five years from now, Sneha = 16 + 5 = 21, Ritu = 4 + 5 = 9. Combined = 21 + 9 = 30.

AI explanation

Let Ritu's present age be x years, making Ankit's present age 8x years. In 10 years, Ankit will be 8x + 10 and Ritu will be x + 10, so 8x + 10 = 3(x + 10) which gives 5x = 20 and x = 4. Sneha's present age is 4x or 16 years, so in five years Sneha will be 21 and Ritu will be 9. Their combined age will be 21 + 9 = 30 years.

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