Problems on Numbers
1. The sum of two numbers is 16. Three times of the first number will be five times of the second number. Find their product.
Solution:
Let the 2 numbers are x and y.
x+y = 16 ------ Equation 1
3x = 5y
x = 5y/3
Substitude x value in equation 1. We get,
5y/3 + y = 16
5y+3y = 16*3
8y = 16*3
y = 6.
Then, x = 10.
Their product is 6*10 = 60.
2. The sum of two numbers is 33 and their difference is 3. Find their ratio.
Solution:
Let the numbers be x and y.
x+y = 33
x-y = 3
By solving these two equations we get,
2x = 36
x = 18.
y = 15.
Their ratio is 18:15 which is 6:5.
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