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​Q17: Question – Paper 2 – November 2018

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• ​Ratios when Adding or Subtracting (part 2)

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Question

17) p and q are two numbers such that p > q

When you subtract 5 from p and subtract 5 from q the answers are in the ratio 5 : 1
When you add 20 to p and add 20 to q the answers are in the ratio 5 : 2

Find the ratio p : q
​Give your answer in its simplest form.

[5 marks]

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