Two numbers are in the ratio 5:3. If they differ by 18, what are the numbers?

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Dileep Vishwakarma

2 years ago

Answer: Let us consider the two numbers are 5x and 3x. Since two numbers differ by 18, we can write the equation 5x – 3x = 18 2x = 18 x = 9 Therefore the two numbers are 5x = 5 x 9 = 45 and 3x = 3 x 9 = 27 ∴ The two numbers are 45 and 27.

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