Percentage Practice Test 4 with solutions

Question : 13 of 40

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The difference of two numbers is 15% of their sum. The ratio of the larger number to the smaller number is

Solution:

Let the two numbers be x and y, where x > y,
Then,

x-y=15/100(x+y)

⇒20x-3x=3y+20y

⇒17x=23y

∴x:y=23:17

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