Jayesh is twice as old as his friend Paritosh . Paritosh is 5 year older than Ali . In 3 years jayesh will be three times as old as Ali how old is Paritosh now

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Let the present age of Ali be x.Then Paritosh's age will be 5+xAnd Jayesh's age will be 2(5+x).After 3 years,Ali's age will be (x+3)yearsParitosh's age will be (5+x)+3 yearsJayesh's age will be 2(5+x)+3 yearsNow, According to question2(5+x)+3=3(x+3)10+2x+3=3x+9x=4So, Paritosh's present age will be 5+4=9 years
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