Home » Aptitude » Elementary Algebra » Question
  1. Ramesh and Ganesh had some oranges initially. If Ramesh gave 5 oranges to Ganesh, then Ganesh will have thrice as many oranges as Ramesh. Instead of that, if Ganesh was to give 5 oranges to Ramesh, then they both will have the same number of oranges. Find the ratio of oranges that were distributed between Ramesh and Ganesh ?
    1. 3 : 5
    2. 1 : 3
    3. 5 : 7
    4. 7 : 9
Correct Option: A

Let the number of oranges Ramesh has be x and the number of oranges Ganesh has be y.

According to the first condition,
y + 5 = 3(x - 5)
⇒ 3x - y + 10 = 0 ...(i)

According to the second condition,
x + 5 = y - 5
⇒ x - y + 10 = 0 ...(ii)

On subtracting Eq. (ii) from Eq. (i), we get x = 15
On substituting the value of x in Eq.(ii), we get y = 25
∴ The ratio of oranges to be distributed Ramesh and Ganesh = 15:25 = 3:5



Your comments will be displayed only after manual approval.