The difference between two whole numbers is 66. The ratio of the twonumbers is 2 : 5. What are the two numbers?
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Solution: Since the ratio of the two numbers is 2 : 5, we may take one number to be2x and the other to be 5x. (Note that 2x : 5x is same as 2 : 5.)
The difference between the two numbers is (5x – 2x). It is given that the differenceis 66. Therefore,
5x – 2x = 66
or 3x = 66
or x = 22
Since the numbers are 2x and 5x, they are 2 × 22 or 44 and 5 × 22 or 110, respectively.
The difference between the two numbers is 110 – 44 = 66 as desired.
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Answer:
let the numbers be 2x and 5x
difference of two numbers is 66
5x-2x=66
3x=66
X=66/3
X=22
therefore, the numbers are 2x=44 and 5x=110
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