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Five years ago, A was 10 years younger than B. What will be the difference between their ages after 2 years from now?A3 YearsB8 YearsC10 YearsD15 Years

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Five years ago, A was 10 years younger than B. What will be the difference between their ages after 2 years from now?

  • A) 3 Years
  • B) 8 Years
  • C) 10 Years
  • D) 15 Years
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Solution

1. Break Down the Problem

Let’s define the current ages of A and B:

  • Let A A be the current age of person A.
  • Let B B be the current age of person B.

Five years ago, A was 10 years younger than B. This information can be written as: A5=(B5)10 A - 5 = (B - 5) - 10

We need to find the difference between their ages after 2 years. Therefore: Difference in ages after 2 years=(A+2)(B+2)=AB \text{Difference in ages after 2 years} = (A + 2) - (B + 2) = A - B

2. Relevant Concepts

From the equation A5=B15 A - 5 = B - 15 :

  1. Rearranging gives us: AB=10 A - B = -10

Now we know the current difference in ages is: AB=10    BA=10 A - B = -10 \implies B - A = 10

3. Analysis and Detail

The difference in ages will not change over time. Therefore, the difference between their ages after 2 years will still be 10 10 years.

4. Verify and Summarize

Hence, B B will always be 10 10 years older than A A . After analyzing and confirming our calculations, we conclude that:

Final Answer

The difference between their ages after 2 years will be 10 Years.

This problem has been solved

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