Asked by Keisha

The sum of two numbers is 80. The ratio of those two numbers is 3:5 . Find the larger number.
Answered by Steve
the numbers are 3x and 5x.

so, add them up, solve for x, and ...
Answered by Keisha
is it 8x
Answered by Keisha
Can you help ms.sue with this one.
Answered by Steve
well, yes. The next step is to use their sum to actually find x's value:

8x=80
x=10

Now, you can get the two numbers, once you know x.
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