Question

The sum of three number is 174.if the ratio of the second and the third number is 9:16 and the ratio between the first and the third number is 1:4 then find the 2nd number

Answer 1

a/c=1/4
b/c=9/16
a/b=16/36=4/9
16x+36x+64x=174
116x=174
x=1.5

second number=54