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Ratio and Proportion (Including Sharing in a Ratio) — MATHS STD 7 — Question

ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 7MATHSRatio and Proportion (Including Sharing in a Ratio)3 Marks
Question
Two numbers are in the ratio 5: 7. Their difference is 10. Find the numbers.
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Answer

Ratio between two numbers $=5: 7$
Difference $=7-5=2$
If difference is 2 , then first number $=5$
and if difference is 10 , then first number
$ =\frac{5}{2} \times 10=25 $
and second number $=\frac{7}{2} \times 10=35$

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