Question

The difference between two whole numbers is 66. The ratio of the two numbers is 2:5. What are the two numbers?

Answer 1

5x-2x=66
3x=66
x=66/3
x=22
5x =22 multiplied5=110
2x 22multiplied =44
the no. are 110 and 44

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the ratio of the two numbers is 2:5, let the numbers be 2x and 5x.

The difference between the two numbers is (5x-2x) =66

5x-2x = 66

3x = 66

x = 66/3

x = 22

Since the numbers are 2x and 5x, they are 2*22= 44 and 5*22= 110, respectively.

The difference between the two numbers is 110-44= 66 as desired.