Raja is twice older than raghav . If Raja was 4 years
younger, raghav was 3 years older ther diff. between their
ages is 12 years

what is the sum of thier ages

Answer Posted / sruthi

let age of raja be x and age of raghav be y
given:x=2y (1)
x-4=y+3 (2)
x-y=12 (3)
soln:(2y-4)-(y+3)=12 [substituting (2) in (3)]
2y-4-y-3=12
y-7=12
y=19
x=38
x+y=57

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