Ratio of Numbers
Algebra
Level
2
Two numbers are respectively 25% and 50% more than a third number. What is the ratio of the two numbers?
3:2
5:6
1:2
2:1
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1 solution
let the third no. be x. then first no. will be x 125/100= 5x/4. similarly the second no. will be x 150/100=3x/2. taking their ratio we get 5/6.