Answer:
8
Step-by-step explanation:
The numbers are 6 and 2x, then:
- 1/6 + 1/(2x) = 7/24
- 1/3 + 1/x = 7/12
- (x+3)/(3x) = 7/12
- 12(x+3) = 7*3x
- 12x + 36 = 21x
- 21x - 12x = 36
- 9x = 36
- x = 4
The other number is 2*4 = 8
Answer:
The ratio can be 16:14 whose simplest form is 8/7
Hope this helps (O^O)
The idea of using 4 because it's a factor is the wrong choice. If the equation were 5x = 88 and you divide by 4, you aren't getting a single 1x alone. So the "divide because it's a factor" choice is wrong.