Question

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Two consecutive natural numbers are such that one fourth of the smaller exceeds one fifth of the greater by 1 find the number

Answer 1

Answer:

the number is 4

Step-by-step explanation:

let, one number is x this is the smaller one. another number is (x+1). x and (x+1) consecutive numbers.

according to the problem,

x/4 = (x+1)/5

5x= 4x+4 [cross multiplication]

5x-4x= 4

x =4