Question

Two quantities are in the ratio 7:4.if the greater quantity is 24.5 then the smaller quantity will be

Answer 1

let the two quantities be 7x and 4x

as they are in ratio of 7:4 therefore we can assume the above expression.

4x=24.5

x=6.125

therefore larger quantity is

7x=7*6.125

=42.875

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