Question

The ratio of two numbers is 5 to 6. If their sum is 88, what is the value of the smaller number?

Answer 1

The smaller number is 40.

Explanation:

The divisor is 5 + 6 = 11.

So one part = 88/11 = 8

So we need to find 5 parts and 6 parts.

The 2 numbers are:

5 * 8 = 40 and

6 * 8 = 48.