Two numbers are in the ratio 5:4 and their difference is 10.What is the largest number?

A. 40
B. 50
C. 60
D. 30

B. 50

Let the the two numbers be 5x and 4x, then

the difference of the two numbers will be:

5x-4x=10

x=10

now, let’s find the numbers

5x

5*10

=50

4x

4*10

=40

so, the largest number is 50.

 

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