Question

The sum of two numbers is 55 and one-third of one of them is equal to one-eighth of the other. Find the numbers.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number be x.

First part of the problem: a no. Added to the 2/3rd of its own.

x + (2/3)x

Second part: is equal to 55

x + (2/3)x = 55

=> (5/3)x=55

=> x= (55*3)/5

=>x=11*3

=> x=33

Hence,the original number is 33.