Let the present age of Ashima be ‘x’ years
The present age of Sunita is 2x years
Ashima’s new age = (x – 6) years
Sunita’s new age = (2x + 4) years
So, (2x + 4) = 4 (x – 6)
2x + 4 = 4x – 24
2x – 4x = -24 – 4
-2x = -28
x = -28/-2
= 14
∴ Age of Ashima is x years = 14 years
Age of Sunita is 2x years = 2(14) = 28 years
Two years ago, age of Ashima is 14 – 2 = 12 years, age of Sunita = 28 – 2 = 26 years