Question

Consider two natural numbers, 'a' and 'b', which are in the ratio of 17:20. If we increase 'a' by 18 and decrease 'b' by 20, the new ratio of 'a' to 'b' becomes 6:5. Determine the square of the difference between 'a' and 'b'.

A 324
B 256
C 144
D 400
E None of these
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