Question

The ratio of 8 less than a number to 28 more than that number is 2 to 5. What is the number?

a. 32
b. 30
c. 28
d. 15

Answer 1

The answer is 32... A

Answer 2

let the number be x

then

(x-8): (x+28) = 2:5

on solving

5x-40= 2x+56

3x = 96

x = 32

Explanation: