SOLUTION: 2 numbers are in the ratio of 3 to 5. the lesser number is 42. find the greater number?
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Question 961945: 2 numbers are in the ratio of 3 to 5. the lesser number is 42. find the greater number?
Answer by amarjeeth123(570) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the greater number be x.
3:5=42:x
3/5=42/x
x=5/3*42=5*14=70
The greater number is 70.
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