Question
60 percent of first number is equal to 35 percent of the
second number. What is the respective ratio of the first number to the second number?Solution
Let the first number be x and the second number be y. According to the question, => 60% of x = 35% of y => x/y = 35/60 So, required ratio = x : y = 7:12
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