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Answer -
Let age of sister = x years
Then age of girl = 2x years
4 years hence,
Girl’s age = 2x + 4
and sister’s age = x + 4
According to the condition,
(2x + 4) (x + 4) = 160
=> 2x² + 8x + 4x + 16 = 160
=> 2x² + 12x + 16 – 160 = 0
=> 2x²+ 12x – 144 = 0
=> x² + 6x – 12 = 0
=> x² + 12x – 6x – 72 = 0
=> x (x + 12) – 6 (x + 12) = 0
=> (x + 12) (x – 6) = 0
Either x + 12 = 0, then x = – 12 which is not possible being negative
or x – 6 = 0, then x = 6
Age of sister = 6 years
and age of girl = 2x = 2 x 6 = 12 years