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Hari is twice as old as Johnny, who is three years older than Rahul. If Hari's age is five times Rahul's age, how old is Johnny?

Correct Answer: 5 years

Explanation:

Suppose the age of Johnny is P years and that of Rahul is Q years.
According to question ,
Age of Hari = 2 × Age of Johnny = 2P
And age of Hari = 5 × Age of Rahul = 5Q
⇒ 2P = 5Q
⇒ 2P – 5Q = 0 ........(i)
Again age of Johnny = Age of Rahul + 3 years
⇒ P = 3 + Q
⇒ P – Q = 3........ (ii)
On solving equations (i) and (ii), we get
Q = 2
∴ Age of Johnny = 3 + Q = 3 + 2 = 5 years
Hence , the age of Johnny is 5 years .


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