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“If you give rupees 5 to me both of us have equal amounts with us”. Ajay told to Vineeth. Then Vineeth told to Ajay “ If you give rupees 5 to me I will have 5 times more money than yours. Find out the amount both of them have?

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Let Ajay has Rs.x with him and when Vineeth gives Rs. 5, both of them have x + 5 rupees with them.

If Vineeth gets RS.5 he has 5 times more than Ajay.

x + 5 + 5 = 5x

4 x = 10

x = \(\frac{10}{4}=\frac{5}{2}\) = 2.5 Rupees

Amount with Ajay = Rs. 2.50

Amount with Vineeth = Rs.12.50

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