Question

The ratio of two numbers is 4:5. If the larger number is 300. What is the smaller number

Answer 1

Answer:

Ratio of the numbers= 4:5.

Let the numbers be 4x & 5x resp. Larger number is 5x.

5x= 450. x=90

Smaller number = 4x= 4*90=360.

Answer: Smaller number is 360.-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

So 5x = 300 ⇒ x = 300/5 = 60. Therefore x = 60. The smaller number = 4x = 4 * 60 = 240. Solution : The smaller number is 240.