Question
The ratio between two numbers is 2:3. If each number is increased by 6, the ratio between then become 4:5, find the difference between numbers.
Solution
Let first number be 2x and the second number is 3x. According to the question, => (2x + 6)/(3x + 6) = 4/5 => 10x + 30 = 12x + 24 => x = 3 Required difference = 3x – 2x = x = 3
More Ratio and proportion Questions
- The ratio of two numbers is 2:5. If each number is decreased by 4, the ratio becomes 3:8. Find the smaller numbers.
- If the mean proportion of 3.6 and 1.6 is 'k', then find the value of '5k'.
- Some balls are to be distributed among some boys. If 6 more balls are available, each boy gets 8 balls. If 6 less balls are available, each boy gets 5 ball...
- A sum of money is divided in the ratio of 4:9. If the larger part is 153. Find the smaller part.
- Ratio of males to females in village ‘A’ and village ‘B’ is 2:5 and 9:10, respectively and number of females in village ‘B’ is 25% more than that in villag...
- P, Q and R together started a business. Five times the investment of P equals six times the investment of Q and the capital of Q is twice that of R. Find t...
- There are three numbers: A, B, and C. It is given that 45% of A, (3/5) of B, and 1.5 times C are all equal. What is the ratio of A, B, and C?
- A container holds 180 litres of a milk and water mixture, where the amount of milk exceeds the amount of water by 44 litres. If 8 litres of milk and 12 lit...
- The average number of elephants, tigers, and lions in a zoo is 78. The average number of elephants and lions is 71. Additionally, the number of tigers is 6...
- 646 number of chocolates divided among A, B and C in the ratio 1/2: 2 : 1/3 respectively. How many more chocolates did A receive as compared to that receiv...
Relevant for Exams:
