Question

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the ratio between two numbers is 15:8 and the greater number is 60. Find the smaller number.

Answer 1

15=60,so1=60/15=4. then,8×4=32.

Answer 2

Here is your answer

Let the smaller number is x

so
15 : 8 = 60 : x
$15 \times x = 60 \times 8 \\ x = \frac{60 \times 8}{15} \\ x = 4 \times 8 \\ x = 32$
Therefore the smaller number is 32

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