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The average age of three boys is 15 years. If their ages are in ratio 3 : 5 : 7, the age of the youngest boy is

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Correct Answer: Option D
Sum of ages of three boys = 45 years
Now, (3x + 5x + 7x) = 45
⇒ 15x = 45
⇒ x = 3
So, age of youngest boy = 3x
= 3 × 3
= 9 years
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Tinku Sarkar
Tinku Sarkar 3 weeks ago
3*15=45
3+5+7= 15
15=45
1u = 45/15
1u= 3
Youngest boy's 3*3=9 years
Wanhimi R
Wanhimi R 5 months ago
Total 3x15=45
Ratio 3+5+7=15
Find 1 part => 45/15 =3
3x3=9, 3x5=15,3x7=21
9 smallest
Abbas Khan
Abbas Khan 1 year ago
First we find sum?
A=15,N=3
A=s/n
S= 15*3
S=45
3x+5x+7x=45
15x=45
X=3
So, age of youngest boy = 3x
= 3 × 3
= 9 years
Farhan Sikandar
Farhan Sikandar 3 years ago
ratio 3:5:7 and 3+5+7=15 average =15 so 15(3)=45 so 3/15 *45/1= 3*3=9 for 5= 5/15*45/1= 5*3=15 similarly for 7 =7*3=21 (9+15+21)=45
Kiyara's World
Kiyara's World 5 years ago
Sum of ages of 3 boys =45 how 45??
SANJAYKUMAR H
SANJAYKUMAR H 5 years ago
3x+5x+7x=45
15x=45
X=3
3*3=9
Shabbir Pasha
Shabbir Pasha 6 years ago
3*15=45
(45/(3+5+7))*3=9
Srinivas Karibandi
Srinivas Karibandi 7 years ago
(x+y+z)/3=15
(3x+5x+7x)/3=15
15x/3=15
5x=15
x=15/5
x=3
age of youngest boy is 3 so.......
3*3=9
age of second boy is 5 so.....
3*5=15
age of third boy is 7 so......
3*7=21
Gopichand N
Gopichand N 7 years ago
Tanq
Ashraful Islam
Ashraful Islam 7 years ago
the age of the youngest boy = 3*15 of 3/(3+5+7)
= 9 years
Ige Abdulsabur
Ige Abdulsabur 8 years ago
the age of three boy are in this ration 3:4:5, if the difference between the ages of the oldest and the youngest is 18years find the sum of the age of the three boys
Sonu Jha
Sonu Jha 10 years ago
3x+2x+7x/3 = 15
x=15×3/15
x=3
Age of youngest boy= 3x=>3×3
=9
Lucky Bharath
Lucky Bharath 11 years ago
good