Question

if a book is divided into two parts such that the pages in one part is 5 less than the other the ratio of the two parts of pages is 4:6 find the total number of pages in the book and the two parts
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Answer 1

Answer:

-10

Step-by-step explanation:

let the first part be x and the second part is x-5

according to the condition we get

x /(x-5)= 4/6

6x = 4x-20

6x - 4x = -20

2x = -20

x = -20/2

x = -10