Question

what quantity muat be subtracted from each term of the ratio 9:17 to make it equal to 1:3?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1st term should be subracted by 4 and the second one by 2

Therefore,

5/15

=1/3

=1:3

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Answer 2

Answer:

Let the quantity to be subtracted is x.

Then,

9- x / 17 -x = 1/3 = 27- 3x =17 -x

= 2x =10 = 10/2 = 5x ...

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