The sum and the difference of two numbers are 27 and 3 respectively. What is the ratio of the two numbers?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
Here,
A + B = 27 ..(1.)
A - B = 3 ..(2.)
2A = 30
⇒ A = 15,
Putting in (1.)
⇒ 15 + B = 27
⇒ B = 12
Ratio of A and B = 15 : 12 = 5 : 4.