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If at the end of year 2002, Ram was half old as his grandpa. Sum of the years in which they were born is 3854..

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If at the end of year 2002, Ram was half old as his grandpa. Sum of the years in which they were born is 3854. What would be the age of Ram at the end of year 2003.

posted Mar 4, 2016 by anonymous

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Let's Ram's age be x at the end of 2002.
And Grandpa's age be 2x.
Ram's birth year=2002-x
Grandpa's birth year=2002-2x
Now,
(2002-x)+(2002-2x)=3854......(sum of born years)
=> x=50
So Ram was born in year 1952
And Ram's age at the end of 2003 would be 51 years
Ans 51 years.

answer Mar 4, 2016 by Jaikumar Bhatia



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