Question

The ratio of two number is 5:3. Their sum is 80, find the larger number

Answer 1

let the numbers be 5 x and 3X respectively
5x+3x=80
8x=80
x=10
5x=50
therefore the larger number is 50
happy new year to u and ur family.
hope it helps you. pls mark my answer as brainliest if it really helps u

Answer 2

let 5x:3x
so
5x+3x=80
8x=80
×=8

large number = 5x
so 5×8
that is 40 is the answer