The ratio of two numbers is 4:5. The smaller number is 240. What is the larger number?
1 Answer
Dec 28, 2017
Explanation:
#"using proportion"#
#"4 parts "to240#
#rArr"1 part "to240/4=60#
#rArr"5 parts "to5xx60=300#
#240:300=4:5larrcolor(blue)"in simplest form"#
