Question

The least common multiple of two whole numbers is 40. The ratio of the greater number to the lesser number is 4:5. What are the two numbers?

Answer 1

Answer:

8 and 10

Step-by-step explanation:

the ratio of the two numbers is 4:5

So let's take 4 and 5 as our number, we find out that their LCM is 20.

The next pair would be 8 and 10. Their LCM is 40 , so they are the numbers.