Question

The sum of 2numbers is 4000.if 15%of one is equal to 25% of the other,find the numbers

Answer 1

let 1st number is x then
15/100 × x is 3x/20
let 2nd number be y so
25%of y is equal to 3x/20
y is 3x/5 so x is 4000 -3x/5