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The sum of two numbers is 200 and the two numbers are in a ratio of 4:6. Find the larger number.

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Let's call these numbers 4x and 6x, sum of 4x and 6x will be equal to 200, meaning  10x=200, If we divide both sides by 10, x will be equal to 20 and, the larger number 6x will be equal to, 6*20=120
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