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Sachin is younger than Rahul by 7 years. If their ages are in the respective ratio of 7 : 9, how old is Sachin?

  1. 16 years

  2. 18 years

  3. 28 years

  4. 24.5 years

  5. None of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Let Sachin's age be 7x and Rahul's be 9x. The difference is 9x - 7x = 2x. Given 2x = 7, we find x = 3.5. Sachin's age is 7 * 3.5 = 24.5 years. Other options fail to satisfy both the 7:9 ratio and the 7-year difference simultaneously.

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