Question

What number has to be subtracted to the terms of ratio 15:18 to make the ratio 3:4?

Answer 1

Answer:

Let the number to be subtracted from each term be x

According to the question

33−x

17−x

=

15

7

255−15x=231−7x

15x−7x=255−231

8x=24

x=3

Therefore, 3 to be sutracted from each term of the ratio 17:30 so that the ratio becomes 7:15

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