SOLUTION: A plate cost x naira and a bowl cost y naira, if the price of each is raised by 20 naira,the ratio of their price becomes 5 ratio 1 respectively. If the price of each is reduced by

Question 1173902: A plate cost x naira and a bowl cost y naira, if the price of each is raised by 20 naira,the ratio of their price becomes 5 ratio 1 respectively. If the price of each is reduced by 5 naira,ratio becomes 5 ratio 1 express the ratio x ratio y in it lowest terms.

Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Impossible conditions; perhaps the language is a problem.

The way I read the problem, you have (x+20)/(y+20)=5 and (x-5)/(y-5)=5. That leads to requiring x=y, in which case both ratios are 1 instead of 5.

Either the statement of the problem is faulty, or the language of the problem is unclear.

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