SOLUTION: two numbers are in a 3:4 ratio. if their sum is 35, find both numbers
I've tried adding 3 and 4 to make 7x than dividing it by 35, but that didn't work out so well. I've also tr
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I've tried adding 3 and 4 to make 7x than dividing it by 35, but that didn't work out so well. I've also tr
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Question 522263: two numbers are in a 3:4 ratio. if their sum is 35, find both numbers
I've tried adding 3 and 4 to make 7x than dividing it by 35, but that didn't work out so well. I've also tried putting 3:4 into a fraction and putting 35/x as a proportion, although that didn't work out so well either. Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
If two numbers are in a 3:4 ratio, then there exists a constant of proportionality, , such that is one of the numbers and is the other number. The sum is 35, so:
Solve for , then calculate and to find your two desired numbers.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
