The ratio of two number is 3 : 5 and their sum is 640 . The greater of the numbers is-

The ratio of two number is 3 : 5 and their sum is 640 . The greater of the numbers is- Correct Answer 400

Let, the numbers be 3x and 5x<math xmlns = "http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mo>&#x2234;</mo></math> 3x + 5x = 640<math xmlns = "http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mo>&#x21D2;</mo></math> 8x = 640<math xmlns = "http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mo>&#x21D2;</mo></math> x = 80<math xmlns = "http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mo>&#x2234;</mo></math> 5x = 400

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