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

Answer: 50
Explanation

Two numbers are in the ratio 5:4 and their difference is 10 what is the larger number

let the numbers be 5x and 4x

5x - 4x = 10

        x = 10

the numbers are 50 and 40

5x is the larger number

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