The average ages of three persons is 27 years. Their ages are in the p...
Let the age of three persons be x, 3x and 5x => 9x/3 = 27 = > x = 9
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Given:
The average ages of three persons is 27 years.
Their ages are in the proportion of 1:3:5.
To find:
The age in years of the youngest one among them.
Solution:
Let the ages of the three persons be x, 3x, and 5x.
According to the question,
(x + 3x + 5x)/3 = 27
9x/3 = 27
x = 9
Therefore, the ages of the three persons are 9, 27, and 45.
The age in years of the youngest one among them is 9.
Hence, the correct option is (D).
Note:
The sum of the ages of the three persons is 81 (9 + 27 + 45), which is 3 times the average age of 27.
The proportion of their ages is 1:3:5, which means that the ages are in the ratio of 1x : 3x : 5x.
We can solve the equation 9x/3 = 27 to find the value of x, which represents the common factor in the age ratio.