Question

Three - seventh of a number is equal to six - eleventh of another number. The difference of these two numbers is 27. Find the numbers?

• A. 132 and 105
• B. 141 and 114
• C. 118 and 91
• D. 126 and 99

Answer 1

Answer:

D. 126 and 99

Numbers be x and y (3/7)*x = (6/11)*y (x/y) = (6/11)*(7/3) = 14/11 x : y = 14 : 11 difference=3---->27 1---->9 The numbers are = 14*9 and 11*9 = 126 and 99