Find the Ratio of the First Number to the Second Number
If 40% of a number is equal to two-third of another number. What is the ratio of the first number to the second number?
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Let one number be A and the other be B.
From the problem statement, we can write that 40% of A = 2/3 of B
Solving this gives us 0.4A = 2B/3
Further simplifying this to get value of A, gives us A = 5B/3
Now ratio of the two numbers is given by A/B = (5B/3)/B = 5/3. This will be your answer.
From the problem statement, we can write that 40% of A = 2/3 of B
Solving this gives us 0.4A = 2B/3
Further simplifying this to get value of A, gives us A = 5B/3
Now ratio of the two numbers is given by A/B = (5B/3)/B = 5/3. This will be your answer.
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