SOLUTION: Two men have Income in the ratio 5:3 and their expenditure is in the ratio 8:5.If their savings are in the ratio 4:3,find the ratio of their combined incomes to their combined expe

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Question 889527: Two men have Income in the ratio 5:3 and their expenditure is in the ratio 8:5.If their savings are in the ratio 4:3,find the ratio of their combined incomes to their combined expenditures
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Two men have Income in the ratio 5:3 and their expenditure is in the ratio 8:5.If their savings are in the ratio 4:3,find the ratio of their combined incomes to their combined expenditures
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Total Income:: 5x+3x = 8x
Total Expense:: 8x + 5x = 13x
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Ans: Ratio of Income to Expense: 8:13
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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