Question

4. 420% of one number is 84% of another number. What could the two numbers be?

Answer 1

The two numbers could be 2 and 10.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's assume one number is x and the other number is y.

We can write the given information as:

420% of x = 84% of y

To solve for x and y, we can set up an equation:

420% of x = 84% of y

Converting the percentages to decimals:

4.2x = 0.84y

Dividing both sides by 0.84, we get:

x = 0.2y

Using this equation, we can choose any value for y and solve for x. For example, if y = 10, then:

x = 0.2*10 = 2

So the possible values for the two numbers could be x = 2 and y = 10.