The ratio of ages of two students is 3 : 2. One is older than the other by 5 years. What is the age of the younger student?
Answer: 10 years
Explanation
3x:2X
3X=2X+5 3
X-2X=5
X=5
Age of younger one is 2X
X is 5 that is equal to 5×2=10
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