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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 step by step, we will follow these instructions: ### Step 1: Define the Variables Let the present age of Hari be represented as \( 5x \) and the present age of Harry be represented as \( 7x \), based on the given ratio of their ages, which is 5:7. ### Step 2: Set Up the Equation for Future Ages According to the problem, four years from now, the ages of Hari and Harry will be \( 5x + 4 \) and \( 7x + 4 \) respectively. The problem states that at that time, the ratio of their ages will be 3:4. Therefore, we can set up the equation: \[ ...
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