Question

A quantity is increased in the ratio 5:4, and then decreased in the ratio 3:4. Find, in simplest form, the ratio of the final quantity to the original quantity.

Answer 1

the original quantity is 4:4.

Answer 2

Answer:

15/16

Step-by-step explanation:

let the quantity be X,so to increase X in 5/4 we will multiply X with 5/4 which gives us 5X/4..no we need to decraise the same quantioty in 3/4 so we will multiply 5X/4 with 3/4 which gives us 15X/16.which is also our final quantity.

when we take ratio of this final value with X the answer comes.