The ages of adam ben and caleb are in the ratio 5: 7: 11 next year they will be in the ratio 8: 11: 17 how old are they now?

 Age of Adam, Ben and Caleb are 15 years, 21 years,and 33 years respectively.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Ratio of ages of Adam, Ben, and Caleb is given by

so, let the age of Adam be 5x

Let the age of Ben be 7x

Let the age of Caleb be 11x

After one year, their age will be

Adam's age = 5x+1

Ben's age = 7x+1

According to question, it becomes,

So, Their age will be

Adam's age is given by

Ben's age is given by

Caleb's age is given by

Hence, Age of Adam, Ben and Caleb are 15 years, 21 years,and 33 years respectively.

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