TWO NO. ARE IN RATIO 3:5 IF 8 IS ADDED TO EACH NUMBER, THE RATIO BECOMES TWO AND THREE FIND THE NUMBERS.
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Let the required numbers be 3x and 5x Given that if 8 is added to each other then ratio
becomes 2: 3 That is 3x + 8: 5x + 8 = 2: 3 (3x + 8)/ (5x + 8) = 2/3 3 (3x + 8) = 2 (5x + 8) 9x + 24 = 10x + 16
By transposing 24 – 16 = 10x – 9x x = 8
Thus the numbers are 3x = 3 (8) = 24 And 5x = 5 (8) = 40
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The numbers are 24 and 40.
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