Question

plz help me ..... dont answer. just explain steps

Answer 1

The ratio of two numbers is 3 to 5. Their sum is 136. Find the two numbers.

Answer 2

\[\frac{x}{y}=\frac{3}{5}\]\[x+y=136\]

If x were 3, and y were 5, 3+5 is 8, so that couldn't be it. To keep the ratio, you can continuously multiply both the numerator and denominator by the same factor. Do that until you find an x and a y that ad up to 136.

Answer 3

3x:5x
where x is a constant

Answer 4

can you explain a bit more?

Answer 5

the number 136 is split evenly into 8 smaller numbers and let this be x, then 3x+5x must be 136

Answer 6

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Answer 7

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Answer 8

i think i got it...

Answer 9

51 and 85?

Answer 10

yep :)