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one no..is 5 times another if 8 is substracted from the greater ,the remainder will be 3 times smaller ,then the no..will be ??


siddharthkurme 25th Aug, 2020
Answer (1)
ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 25th Aug, 2020
Hi aspirant

let us assume that the smaller number is X

, then larger number = 5 *X = 5X

Now,
A/Q we have


5X - 8 = 3X

5X-3X=8

2X=8

X=8/2

X=4



Hence,
Smallernumber=4

and larger number = 5 x 4 = 20

Thankyou

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