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The ages of Hari and Harry are in the ratio 5:7. Four years from now the ratio of their ages will be 3:4. Find their present ages.

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To solve the problem of finding the present ages of Hari and Harry given the ratios of their ages, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Define the variables based on the given ratio Let the present age of Hari be \( 5x \) and the present age of Harry be \( 7x \), where \( x \) is a common multiplier. ### Step 2: Write the expressions for their ages four years from now In four years, Hari's age will be: \[ ...
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