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noname [10]
3 years ago
8

The sum of two positive numbers is 5 times their difference. What is the ratio of the larger number to the smaller number?

Mathematics
1 answer:
Anna11 [10]3 years ago
4 0
Let the two numbers be x and y

x + y = 5(x-y)
x + y = 5x -5y
6y = 4x
x= (6/4)y
x= (3/2)y

there the ratio is 3/2
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